--- title: "3 Antiquity Quotes By Vincent of Lerins" description: "3 Antiquity quotes by Vincent of Lerins. Plus more from Vincent of Lerins and more Antiquity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/vincent-of-lerins-64321_antiquity_avoid-the-profane-novelty-of-words-st-pa_1764062.jpg" --- > [Avoid the profane novelty of words, St. Paul says (I Timothy 6:20) ... For if novelty is to be avoided, antiquity is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/avoid-the-profane-novelty-of-words-st-paul-says-i-timothy-6-20-for-if/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/vincent-of-lerins-64321_antiquity_avoid-the-profane-novelty-of-words-st-pa_1764062.jpg) > [What, then, shall a Catholic Christian do ... if some novel contagion attempt to infect no longer a small part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/what-then-shall-a-catholic-christian-do-if-some-novel-contagion/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/vincent-of-lerins-64321_antiquity_what-then-shall-a-catholic-christian-do_2239586.jpg) > [I cannot sufficiently be astonished that such is the insanity of some men, such the impiety of their blinded understanding, such, finally,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/i-cannot-sufficiently-be-astonished-that-such-is-the-insanity-of-some/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/vincent-of-lerins-64321_add_i-cannot-sufficiently-be-astonished-that_2582638.jpg) ## Other authors on Antiquity - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiquity/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiquity/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-confucius-24951.jpg) Confucius 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiquity/confucius/) ## More by Vincent of Lerins > [True piety admits no other rule than that whatsoever things have been faithfully received from our fathers the same are to be faithfully consigned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/true-piety-admits-no-other-rule-than-that-whatsoever-things-have-been/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) > [All novelty in faith is a sure mark of heresy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/all-novelty-in-faith-is-a-sure-mark-of-heresy/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) > [Avoid the profane novelty of words, St. Paul says (I Timothy 6:20) ... For if novelty is to be avoided, antiquity is to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/avoid-the-profane-novelty-of-words-st-paul-says-i-timothy-6-20-for-if/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) > [What, then, shall a Catholic Christian do ... if some novel contagion attempt to infect no longer a small part of the Church alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/what-then-shall-a-catholic-christian-do-if-some-novel-contagion/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) > [I cannot sufficiently be astonished that such is the insanity of some men, such the impiety of their blinded understanding, such, finally, their lust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-of-lerins/i-cannot-sufficiently-be-astonished-that-such-is-the-insanity-of-some/) [Vincent of Lerins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-of-lerins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiquity/vincent-of-lerins/#itemlist", "name": "3 Antiquity Quotes By Vincent of Lerins", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Avoid the profane novelty of words, St. Paul says (I Timothy 6:20) ... 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