You should not open your mouth except to express gratitude for benefits you have received, and never to mention your discontent. Vincent de Paul More Quotes by Vincent de Paul More Quotes From Vincent de Paul Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . . Vincent de Paul communityhelping-othersgod If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts. Vincent de Paul mereifsheart 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. Vincent de Paul compassionheartpeople We should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking him for them. Vincent de Paul thank-godprayerasking I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you Vincent de Paul leadershipopportunityway God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us to overcome difficulties. Vincent de Paul perseverancepracticebeautiful Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances. Vincent de Paul compassionkindnesslife We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love. Vincent de Paul saintchristianlove Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable. Vincent de Paul dutypatienthumble And what are we doing if we are not doing God's Will? Vincent de Paul gods-willifsfaith The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it. Vincent de Paul powerfulhumilitychristian Noise makes no good, good makes no noise. Vincent de Paul noise Let us allow God to act; He brings things to completion when we least expect it. Vincent de Paul completionfaith It is a ruse of the devil, by which he deceives good people, to induce them to do more than they are able, so that they end up not being able to do anything. The spirit of God urges one gently to do the good that can be done reasonably, so that it may be done perseveringly and for a long time. Vincent de Paul faithlongpeople All beginnings are somewhat strange; but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming clearer. Vincent de Paul becominglittlesfirsts There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can. Vincent de Paul permitcharityjustice Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying. Vincent de Paul humilitytruthlying We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ. Vincent de Paul dyingorderjesus Indeed, good is not good if one does not suffer in doing it. Vincent de Paul wisdomsufferingdoe You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you there. Perfect contentment is never to be found, in whatever place and condition one may be. This life is full of annoyances and troubles both of mind and of body; it is a state of continual agitation, which snatches peace of mind from those who think they possess it and eludes those who seek it. Did Our Lord lead an easy life? Vincent de Paul faithperfectthinking
