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title: "16 Persons Quotes By Vincent de Paul"
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> [Remember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/remember-monsieur-that-saint-augustine-says-that-a-person-who-does/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/charity-is-the-cement-which-binds-communities-to-god-and-persons-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/a-doctor-who-keeps-a-person-from-becoming-ill-deserves-more-merit/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/there-are-good-god-fearing-persons-who-still-fall-into-certain-faults/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [ . . . \[A\]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/a-s-a-rule-the-most-learned-persons-do-not-produce-the-greatest/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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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. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/seek-counsel-of-very-pious-disinterested-persons-and-follow-the-call/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/the-wisest-persons-surprised-by-some-passion-often-say-things-they/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/that-s-what-our-rules-engage-us-to-do-to-help-poor-persons-our-lords/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [There are some persons who are content with everything and others who are scarcely content with anything. These latter need patience to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/there-are-some-persons-who-are-content-with-everything-and-others-who/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [If you do not see any good in these persons, then say nothing, but if you do see some, speak about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/if-you-do-not-see-any-good-in-these-persons-then-say-nothing-but-if/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [ It is a good sign when He burdens us with \[crosses\] and we carry them well, but woe to the person who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/it-is-a-good-sign-when-he-burdens-us-with-crosses-and-we-carry-them/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/god-has-seen-fit-that-since-our-services-are-useful-to-many-persons/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need, especially if they were in a foreign country. Why? For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/an-honorable-man-would-never-abandon-his-friend-in-time-of-need/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [What a reason the Company has for observing its Rules faithfully: to do what the Son of God came into the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/what-a-reason-the-company-has-for-observing-its-rules-faithfully-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/but-the-blessed-bishop-of-geneva-taught-his-nuns-another-kind-of/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [ . . . \[T\]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/t-hose-persons-who-console-you-today-may-humiliate-you-tomorrow/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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## Other authors on Persons

## More by Vincent de Paul

> [I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-know-well-monsieur-how-much-you-have-to-endure-in-your-present-duty/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [...it is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/it-is-difficult-to-master-one-s-feelings-and-be-exact-in-everything/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ . . . . \[P\]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/p-ersons-who-love-very-much-easily-take-offense-at-trifles-no-doubt/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ \[I\]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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-f-the-gentleness-of-your-spirit-needs-a-dash-of-vinegar-borrow-a/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/if-in-order-to-succeed-in-an-enterprise-i-were-obliged-to-choose/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/if-we-divested-ourselves-once-and-for-all-of-all-self-will-we-would/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/never-betray-his-principles-for-any-reason-whatsoever-and-take-great/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/in-god-s-name-monsieur-let-us-remain-indifferent-let-us-strive-to-be/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/to-this-end-we-should-help-and-support-one-another-and-strive-for/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/it-is-not-easy-to-find-perfect-men-in-whom-there-is-nothing-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/in-the-name-of-our-lord-monsieur-do-all-you-can-to-regain-your-health/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/the-most-powerful-weapon-to-conquer-the-devil-is-humility-for-as-he/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/let-each-of-us-accept-the-truth-of-the-following-statement-and-try-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ \[I\]t is the maxim of the saints that when a matter has been decided in the presence of God after many prayers and the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-t-is-the-maxim-of-the-saints-that-when-a-matter-has-been-decided-in/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ . . . \[T\]hese \[ideas\] are only suggestions of the evil spirit who, to jeopardize your salvation, suggests to you extraordinary works that are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/t-hese-ideas-are-only-suggestions-of-the-evil-spirit-who-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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