Remember the maxim of the Romans which states that by union and counsel we can achieve anything.
Vincent de Paul[Do not] overburden yourself with rules of devotion, but persist in doing well those you have, your daily actions, your work; in a word, let everything revolve around doing well what you are doing.
Vincent de PaulPeace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life.
Vincent de PaulBut the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence of God, manifesting our needs to Him with no other mental effort, like a poor person who uncovers his sores and by this means is more effective in inciting passers-by to do him some good than if he wore himself out trying to convince them of his need.
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