« All May Quotes · Vincent de Paul's Page
May Quotes by Vincent de Paul
- We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that…
- I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your difficulties.…
- In the name of God, Monsieur, let us not be so little attached to God's service that we yield to a useless fear which may…
- If you grant asylum to so many refugees, your house may be sacked sooner by the soldiers; I see that clearly. The question is, however,…
- It is a ruse of the devil, by which he deceives good people, to induce them to do more than they are able, so that…
- May God be pleased to make it known to you, and fill you increasingly with His Spirit, so that through you it may be poured…
- God often delays the conclusion of a holy endeavor so that those involved in it might merit its grace by the length of the work,…
- I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he may be the…
- [T]hese losses of the Church in the past hundred years give us reason to fear in the present misfortune that in another hundred years we…
- 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…
- Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones!
- Peace is never so complete that we may not have something to suffer. . . . Since it is impossible to please all of [those…
- . . . [T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.
- Man's condition is never the same; he is humbled, then exalted; sometimes at peace, sometimes persecuted; enlightened today and plunged into darkness tomorrow. What is…
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong