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...a great good is worth being long desired.
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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[M]ost people offend God by passing judgment on the things others do, especially important people, not knowing the reasons why they are doing what they do for when one does not know the primary cause of some matter, what conclusions can he draw from it?
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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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If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the Will of God, in which the angels find all their delight and men all their happiness.
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I have never come away from you without reflecting that the Spirit of God and His holy workings reside in you.
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That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.
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Fear not calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.
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He is greatly honored by the time we take to weigh with mature deliberation matters having to do with his service, as are all those with which we deal.
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. . . in the final analysis, virtue is not found in extremes, but in prudence . . .
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If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.
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...Seek counsel of very pious, disinterested persons, and follow the call of O[ur] L[ord] and the advice of those persons.
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Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way
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Rarely is any good done without difficulty the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud
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It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.
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. . . [T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.
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So, our vocation is to go, not just to one parish, not just to one diocese, but all over the world and do what? To set people's hearts on fire, to do what the Son of God did. He came to set the world on fire in order to inflame it with His love.
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Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no other harm than disturb the mind, as it does, and give rise to temptations to speak or write about it to others.
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Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So, be firm, Monsieur.
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Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.
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We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ.
Vincent de Paul
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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