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Men Quotes by Vincent de Paul
- Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to advance is to…
- If your men grow weary of the work or balk at obedience, you must bear with them. Get what you can gently from them. True,…
- I can understand that the man you told me about has offended you, and I am very annoyed that he forgot himself like that. However,…
- I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what…
- What a reason the Company has for observing its Rules faithfully: to do what the Son of God came into the world to do! That…
- . . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as…
- It is no wonder you are tempted; on the contrary, it would be something new if you were not, because man's life is nothing but…
- Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.
- Oh! how happy the man of means who uses his wealth and his life for the greater glory of God, from whom he has received…
- Far from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.
- 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 Will…
- Divine Providence is never wanting in things undertaken at Its command. Even though the whole world should rise up and destroy us, nothing could happen…
- A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.
- It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.
- 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…
- An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need, especially if they were in a foreign country. Why? For fear of acting…
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- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
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- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle