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A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.
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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I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how everything done according to that teaching always succeeds perfectly well, while things done the opposite way have a quite different result.
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Cast from your heart the bitterness.
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[A] sick mind cannot be cured by the sheer force of persuasion.
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When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs, if they are not immoral.
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Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently.
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. . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as others do, according to the opinion of men, it must be enough for them that they are doing the Will of God and perhaps producing more real fruit.
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If your men grow weary of the work or balk at obedience, you must bear with them. Get what you can gently from them. True, it is good to be firm in attaining your goal, but use appropriate, attractive, and agreeable means.
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If you do not see any good in these persons, then say nothing, but if you do see some, speak about it to honor God in them because all good proceeds from Him.
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All beginnings are somewhat strange but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming clearer.
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I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what I do for your family in general and for you in particular.
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...Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.
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You should not open your mouth except to express gratitude for benefits you have received, and never to mention your discontent.
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[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.
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One beautiful diamond is worth more than a mountain of stones, and one virtuous act of acquiescence and submission is better than an abundance of good works done for others.
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I cannot think of the results of your labors without shame at the little we do.
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[L]ove is inventive to infinity.
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Indeed, good is not good if one does not suffer in doing it.
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What you are saying is true of those who want everything to give way to them, nothing to oppose them, everything to go their way, people to obey them without comment or delay and, in a manner of speaking, to be adored.
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If after so much effort and prayer, the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not will it.
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(1) Be convinced that exactness in rising is one of the most important practices in the Company and that as the day begins so the rest of the day continues (2) give yourselves sincerely to God on going to bed in the evening, asking Him for the strength to overcome yourselves in the morning and to obey His voice without delay.
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