Quotes from Vincent de Paul

...Seek counsel of very pious, disinterested persons, and follow the call of O[ur] L[ord] and the advice of those persons.

I would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil.

A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.

Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means of doing otherwise.

Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another . . .

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.