Wisdom Quotes by Vincent de Paul

...it is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs

— 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…

— Vincent de Paul

It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.

— 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…

— Vincent de Paul

[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.

— Vincent de Paul

Just as stinginess is blameworthy, so is facility in paying more for things than they are worth...

— Vincent de Paul

A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.

— Vincent de Paul

. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.

— Vincent de Paul

[M]ost people offend God by passing judgment on the things others do, especially important people, not knowing the reasons why they are…

— Vincent de Paul

People are made in such a way that even the holiest ones are liable to offend one another.

— Vincent de Paul

If the Company takes my advice, it will always be preserved through this maxim, for if we are good, we will not…

— Vincent de Paul

Do not be afraid of undertaking too much of what you can do without coming and going; but fear only the thought…

— Vincent de Paul

With whose imperfections will you bear, and what insult are you capable of enduring, if a thoughtless word from your own Superior…

— Vincent de Paul

We should take as a maxim never to be surprised at current difficulties, no more than at a passing breeze, because with…

— Vincent de Paul

Use gentle methods to get whatever good you can from priests and monks who are slaves, as well as from merchants and…

— Vincent de Paul

You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to…

— Vincent de Paul

Experience teaches that what is feasible at the beginning is sometimes harmful as things go on, or subject to troublesome inconveniences

— Vincent de Paul

There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be…

— Vincent de Paul

Nature makes trees put down deep roots before having them bear fruit, and even this is done gradually.

— Vincent de Paul

...a great good is worth being long desired.

— Vincent de Paul

Nevertheless, when one is ill, one should be submissive to the doctor and obey him.

— Vincent de Paul

. . . [T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.

— Vincent de Paul

I am determined, even if they throw mud in my face, never to show any resentment, nor break with them, nor deviate…

— Vincent de Paul

Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no…

— Vincent de Paul

The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.

— Vincent de Paul