Vincent de Paul Quotes About Desire

Quotes about: Desire

• If we want to find the manna hidden in our vocation, let us restrict and confine all our desires within it.

  Vincent de Paul

  Faith, Desire, Want

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1985). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653”

• Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it.

  Vincent de Paul

  Faith, Moving, Thinking

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1985). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653”

• . . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace. He often desires some things more than we do, but wants us to merit the grace of accomplishing them by several practices of virtue and to beg for this with many prayers.

  Vincent de Paul

  Prayer, Order, Practice

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1990). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)”

• In God's name, Monsieur, let us remain indifferent; let us strive to be equally attached to whatever obedience marks out for us, be it agreeable or disagreeable. By the grace of God, we belong to Him; what else should we desire except to please Him?

  Vincent de Paul

  Names, Grace, Desire

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1992). “Correspondence, conferences, documents”, New City Pr

• All of you desire to belong entirely to God, and God also wants all of you to belong to Him

  Vincent de Paul

  Faith, Desire, Want

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