In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it,… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
If you no longer have any income, you will not be neglected-you will not starve to death. . . . We panic… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[M]ost people offend God by passing judgment on the things others do, especially important people, not knowing the reasons why they are… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
. . . [Y]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
You know, Monsieur, that, although the contemplative life is more perfect than the active life, it is not, however, more so than… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Furthermore, the apostolic life does not exclude contemplation but encompasses it and profits by it to know better the eternal truths it… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
We must be full reservoirs in order to let our water spill out without becoming empty, and we must possess the spirit… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[N]or should you move so fast! The works of God do not proceed in that way; they come about of themselves, and… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Remember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
If after so much effort and prayer, the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
...it is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[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… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
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… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In God's name, Monsieur, let us remain indifferent; let us strive to be equally attached to whatever obedience marks out for us, be it… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
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