It is a good sign when He burdens us with [crosses] and we carry them well, but woe to the person who… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
His Divine Goodness asks that we never do good in any place to make ourselves look important but that we always consider… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[Do not] overburden yourself with rules of devotion, but persist in doing well those you have, your daily actions, your work; in… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical,… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
do not be surprised by your trials, since the Son of God has chosen them for our salvation. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In the name of God, Monsieur, let us have greater confidence in Him than we do; let us allow Him to steer… — 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
God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[T]hese losses of the Church in the past hundred years give us reason to fear in the present misfortune that in another… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I see that you are not sure of what you should do. You must remain steadfast, Monsieur. It would be a great… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In a word, we are like the servants of the centurion in the Gospel with regard to the bishops, insofar as when… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Since I am a great sinner, I cannot reject those who have been, provided they have good will. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself,… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones! — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
So, we pray well when we remain in this way in the presence of God, with no exertion of the understanding or… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
God often delays the conclusion of a holy endeavor so that those involved in it might merit its grace by the length… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I thank God for having given the Company subjects who belong more to Him than to themselves, and who serve the neighbor… — 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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