--- title: "13 Wells Quotes By Vincent de Paul" description: "13 Wells quotes by Vincent de Paul. Plus more from Vincent de Paul and more Wells sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/vincent-de-paul-1676_behave_a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community_1041070.png" --- > [A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community-will-not-do-well-in-a-parish/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/vincent-de-paul-1676_behave_a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community_1041070.png) > [Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/let-us-do-our-duty-well-let-us-go-straight-to-god-let-us-work-to/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/vincent-de-paul-1676_charitable_let-us-do-our-duty-well-let-us-go-straig_1203295.png) > [Naturally, everyone is disheartened by sharp reprimands, and by the most amiable corrections as well, if they are frequent, immoderate, or given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/naturally-everyone-is-disheartened-by-sharp-reprimands-and-by-the/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/vincent-de-paul-1676_amiable_naturally-everyone-is-disheartened-by-sh_1684698.png) > [ \[A\] truly humble spirit humbles itself as much amid honors as amid insults, acting like the honeybee which makes its honey equally… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/a-truly-humble-spirit-humbles-itself-as-much-amid-honors-as-amid/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/vincent-de-paul-1676_acting_a-truly-humble-spirit-humbles-itself-as_279615.png) > [ 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/vincent-de-paul-1676_burden_it-is-a-good-sign-when-he-burdens-us-wit_1781366.jpg) > [ \[I\]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/vincent-de-paul-1676_bittersweet_i-f-the-gentleness-of-your-spirit-needs_81360.jpg) > [So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/so-do-not-dwell-any-longer-on-what-you-are-but-consider-our-lord/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/vincent-de-paul-1676_consider_so-do-not-dwell-any-longer-on-what-you-a_2590805.jpg) > [ \[Do not\] overburden yourself with rules of devotion, but persist in doing well those you have, your daily actions, your work; in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/do-not-overburden-yourself-with-rules-of-devotion-but-persist-in/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/vincent-de-paul-1676_action_do-not-overburden-yourself-with-rules-of_1841422.png) > [I feel so strongly about the truths Our Lord taught us by word and example that I cannot help but see how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-feel-so-strongly-about-the-truths-our-lord-taught-us-by-word-and/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/vincent-de-paul-1676_different_i-feel-so-strongly-about-the-truths-our_2422114.png) > [So, we pray well when we remain in this way in the presence of God, with no exertion of the understanding or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/so-we-pray-well-when-we-remain-in-this-way-in-the-presence-of-god/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/vincent-de-paul-1676_exertion_so-we-pray-well-when-we-remain-in-this-w_2251987.png) > [Use gentle methods to get whatever good you can from priests and monks who are slaves, as well as from merchants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/use-gentle-methods-to-get-whatever-good-you-can-from-priests-and/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/vincent-de-paul-1676_authority_use-gentle-methods-to-get-whatever-good_1137991.jpg) > [ Ultimately, Monsieur, we must go to God per infamiam et bonam famam \[whether spoken of well or ill\], and His Divine Goodness… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/ultimately-monsieur-we-must-go-to-god-per-infamiam-et-bonam-famam/) [Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/vincent-de-paul-1676_accepted_ultimately-monsieur-we-must-go-to-god-pe_2967303.png) > [I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/vincent-de-paul-1676_acquire_i-know-well-monsieur-how-much-you-have-t_33630.png) ## Other authors on Wells ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wells/vincent-de-paul/#itemlist", "name": "13 Wells Quotes By Vincent de Paul", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vincent de Paul" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community-will-not-do-well-in-a-parish/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/vincent-de-paul-1676_behave_a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community_1041070.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/vincent-de-paul-1676_behave_a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community_1041070.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/vincent-de-paul-1676_behave_a-man-who-behaves-poorly-in-a-community_1041070.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.” — Vincent de Paul", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let us do our duty well; 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Resort to severe measures only in extreme cases, for fear lest the hardship they are already enduring in their state of captivity, joined to the strictness you might want to exercise in virtue of your authority, drive them to despair. . . . 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I am sure you have borne patiently the embarrassment you experienced because of what has happened. If the glory of the world is nothing but smoke, the contrary is a solid good, when it is accepted in the right way. 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