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Often Quotes by Vincent de Paul
- [W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the vain applause of…
- . . . Our Lord humbles in order to raise up, and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about…
- In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in…
- 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,…
- Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even…
- 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…
- . . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.
- The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.
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