This is one mark of simplicity: to talk about things in the way you think about them … There are some things to keep quiet about, [that is, when] prudence demands silence. But when you must speak, then speak in all simplicity. [p. 102]
(St Vincent de Paul. From Jacques Delarue, The Holiness of Vincent de Paul, Geoffrey Chapman Ltd, London 1960, 132 pp)
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Simplicity then, my brothers. We must preach Jesus Christ for the good of souls; we must say what we have to say simply, plainly, humbly, but forcefully and with charity: we must seek to satisfy not ourselves but God, to win souls and bring them to repentance, for all the rest is but pride and vanity. [pp. 29-30]
(St Vincent de Paul. From Jacques Delarue, The Holiness of Vincent de Paul, Geoffrey Chapman Ltd, London 1960, 132 pp)
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