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The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!
Vincent de Paul
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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
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Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking His servants should act as Our Lord did.
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. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little diffident about mine. But there is no harm done I hope you will soon be over this slight jealousy and be convinced that nothing can change the genuine affection Our Lord has given me for you
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The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.
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[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed!
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Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.
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It will be easier for you to bring him around to where you want him more by gentleness and patience than by being too uncompromising.
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There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can.
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Furthermore, the apostolic life does not exclude contemplation but encompasses it and profits by it to know better the eternal truths it must proclaim
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There are some persons who are content with everything and others who are scarcely content with anything. These latter need patience to bear with themselves.
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... I am sure that you are the first to do what you teach them.
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...a great good is worth being long desired.
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. . . [I]n the kingdom of charity, one prefers to suffer some inconvenience rather than inconvenience the neighbor.
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A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.
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His Divine Goodness asks that we never do good in any place to make ourselves look important but that we always consider Him directly, immediately, and without intermediary in all our actions.
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You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to be endured.
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In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you can serve God and the poor for a longer time. This moderate care does not preclude the obligation we have of generously risking our lives when the salvation of our neighbor is concerned.
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A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.
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