It is a good sign when He burdens us with [crosses] and we carry them well, but woe to the person who runs away from them, for he will find such heavy ones that they will overwhelm him.
Vincent de PaulFar from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.
Vincent de PaulLet each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation.
Vincent de PaulWho will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?
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