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Doe Quotes by Vincent de Paul
- We must be full reservoirs in order to let our water spill out without becoming empty, and we must possess the spirit with which we…
- In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you can…
- [N]or should you move so fast! The works of God do not proceed in that way; they come about of themselves, and those He does…
- Furthermore, the apostolic life does not exclude contemplation but encompasses it and profits by it to know better the eternal truths it must proclaim
- If after so much effort and prayer, the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not will it.
- You know, Monsieur, that, although the contemplative life is more perfect than the active life, it is not, however, more so than one which embraces…
- Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means…
- If you no longer have any income, you will not be neglected-you will not starve to death. . . . We panic at first, but…
- . . . [Y]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that for this reason…
- You say you are not happy in the Mission. That, in itself, is not a sign that God does not want you there. Perfect contentment…
- [M]ost people offend God by passing judgment on the things others do, especially important people, not knowing the reasons why they are doing what they…
- Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no other harm than…
- Remember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself.
- There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections.
- Indeed, good is not good if one does not suffer in doing it.
- The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he…
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- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does… — Aristotle
- Nature does nothing in vain. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does… — Aristotle
- True information does good. — Julian Assange
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad
- No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy… — Francis of Assisi
- Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything… — Francis of Assisi