Vincent de Paul Quotes

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Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable.

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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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Since I am a great sinner, I cannot reject those who have been, provided they have good will.

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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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In a word, we are like the servants of the centurion in the Gospel with regard to the bishops, insofar as when they say to us: go, we are obliged to go; if they say: come, we are obliged to come; do that, and we are obliged to do it.

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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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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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Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.

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Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation.

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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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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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A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.

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