I thank God that you know the art of tearing yourself apart - I mean the way to humble yourself truly by… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
People are made in such a way that even the holiest ones are liable to offend one another. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Even convicts, with whom I have spent some time, are not won over in any other way. Whenever I happened to speak… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
In this way, through experience they will be formed adequately, will be encouraged, and will be capable of rendering service to God. — 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
Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you — 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
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
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
It seems to me that the best way will be the one that is most gentle and forbearing, which is more in… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Ultimately, Monsieur, we must go to God per infamiam et bonam famam [whether spoken of well or ill], and His Divine Goodness… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
[M]ay you be more advanced in the school of solid virtue, which is practiced in an excellent way in the midst of… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
What you are saying is true of those who want everything to give way to them, nothing to oppose them, everything to… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
I have heard that M. Guesdon is dictating lessons to his seminarians. This is contrary to the custom of the Company and… — 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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