Vincent de Paul Quotes
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Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . .
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Naturally, everyone loves his freedom, but we must beware of this as of a broad road that leads to perdition.
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I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that of Our Lord.
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Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.
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. . . [Y]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that for this reason the custom was not to be introduced into the Company. However, since no rule, however general, does not have some exception, we shall see whether it is advisable to have yours printed.
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It is true that zeal is the soul of the virtues, but most certainly, Monsieur, it must be according to knowledge, as Saint Paul says; that means: according to knowledge of experience. And because young people ordinarily do not possess this experiential knowledge, their zeal goes to excess, especially in those who have a natural asperity.
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Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying.
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Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to advance is to fall back since man never remains in the same condition.
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Make an effort to serve good bread and good meat and not to sell the better wine so as to serve what is inferior.
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In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.
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There is a vast difference between an Apostolic life and the solitude of the Carthusians. The latter is truly very holy but is not suited to those whom God has called to the former, which is in itself more excellent.
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There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections.
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So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand to the work as soon as you call upon Him for help, and you will see that all will go well.
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If you grant asylum to so many refugees, your house may be sacked sooner by the soldiers; I see that clearly. The question is, however, whether, because of this danger, you should refuse to practice such a beautiful virtue as charity.
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Far from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.
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God always gives a great blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.
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O Monsieur de Sergis, how important a matter is submission of spirit to a superior!
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We are still tossed about by the disturbances of this life, which is like a stormy sea, where those who are not attached to J[esus] C[hrist] and the duties of their state, as was our dear departed, are shipwrecked.
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Let us reflect that we shall always do God's Will and He will do ours when we carry out that of our Superiors.
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Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.
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We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God.
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The children of our Lord walk gladly in his ways; they have confidence in him, and so when they fall, they rise again; and if, instead of stopping to grumble about the stone they have tripped over, they humble themselves at their fall, this helps them to advance with great strides in his love.
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If you no longer have any income, you will not be neglected-you will not starve to death. . . . We panic at first, but God does not always allow the evil that is feared to happen.
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I have never made any distinction between those who have taken vows and those who have not; some should not be overburdened in order to spare others.
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Nevertheless, when one is ill, one should be submissive to the doctor and obey him.
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[A] truly humble spirit humbles itself as much amid honors as amid insults, acting like the honeybee which makes its honey equally as well from the dew that falls on the wormwood as from that which falls on the rose.
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I can understand that the man you told me about has offended you, and I am very annoyed that he forgot himself like that. However, you must not consider what he did as coming from him but rather as a trial which God wishes to make of your patience. This virtue will be even more a virtue in you who are more sensitive by nature and have given less cause for the offense that you have received.
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Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the troublesome and incorrigible.
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[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.
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Rarely is any good done without difficulty; the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud
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