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A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.

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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Man's condition is never the same he is humbled, then exalted sometimes at peace, sometimes persecuted enlightened today and plunged into darkness tomorrow. What is to be done? As I said, let us be prepared for whatever may happen.
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Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.
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I thank God for having given the Company subjects who belong more to Him than to themselves, and who serve the neighbor at the risk of their lives! They are like unrefined gold, which becomes visible in fire and which would otherwise remain hidden under ordinary actions and sometimes under faults and failings.
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Since I am a great sinner, I cannot reject those who have been, provided they have good will.
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It is a ruse of the devil, by which he deceives good people, to induce them to do more than they are able, so that they end up not being able to do anything. The spirit of God urges one gently to do the good that can be done reasonably, so that it may be done perseveringly and for a long time.
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[Do not] overburden yourself with rules of devotion, but persist in doing well those you have, your daily actions, your work in a word, let everything revolve around doing well what you are doing.
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Nature makes trees put down deep roots before having them bear fruit, and even this is done gradually.
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I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you
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Fear not calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.
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You must moderate yourself according to your strength. When you have done all that you can to see that no Christian is perverted, you must find your consolation in Our Lord, who could prevent this misfortune and who is not doing so.
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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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Just as stinginess is blameworthy, so is facility in paying more for things than they are worth...
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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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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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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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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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God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us to overcome difficulties.
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. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.
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