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title: "2 Advisable Quotes By Vincent de Paul"
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> [ . . . \[Y\]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that for this reason the custom was not to be introduced into the Company. However, since no rule, however… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/y-ou-must-understand-that-we-have-always-considered-the-writing-of/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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> [In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/in-order-to-become-soundly-virtuous-it-is-advisable-to-make-good/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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## More by Vincent de Paul

> [I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-know-well-monsieur-how-much-you-have-to-endure-in-your-present-duty/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [...it is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/it-is-difficult-to-master-one-s-feelings-and-be-exact-in-everything/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ . . . . \[P\]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/p-ersons-who-love-very-much-easily-take-offense-at-trifles-no-doubt/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ \[I\]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-f-the-gentleness-of-your-spirit-needs-a-dash-of-vinegar-borrow-a/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/if-in-order-to-succeed-in-an-enterprise-i-were-obliged-to-choose/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/if-we-divested-ourselves-once-and-for-all-of-all-self-will-we-would/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/never-betray-his-principles-for-any-reason-whatsoever-and-take-great/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/in-god-s-name-monsieur-let-us-remain-indifferent-let-us-strive-to-be/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/to-this-end-we-should-help-and-support-one-another-and-strive-for/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/it-is-not-easy-to-find-perfect-men-in-whom-there-is-nothing-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/in-the-name-of-our-lord-monsieur-do-all-you-can-to-regain-your-health/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/the-most-powerful-weapon-to-conquer-the-devil-is-humility-for-as-he/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/let-each-of-us-accept-the-truth-of-the-following-statement-and-try-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ \[I\]t is the maxim of the saints that when a matter has been decided in the presence of God after many prayers and the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/i-t-is-the-maxim-of-the-saints-that-when-a-matter-has-been-decided-in/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

> [ . . . \[T\]hese \[ideas\] are only suggestions of the evil spirit who, to jeopardize your salvation, suggests to you extraordinary works that are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-de-paul/t-hese-ideas-are-only-suggestions-of-the-evil-spirit-who-to/)

[Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-de-paul/)

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