Anxious Quote by Vincent de Paul

I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your…

— 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

. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a…

— 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 He knew…

— Vincent de Paul

If, in order to succeed in an enterprise, I were obliged to choose between fifty deer commanded by a lion, and fifty lions commanded…

— Vincent de Paul

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…

— Vincent de Paul

Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

— Vincent de Paul

In God's name, Monsieur, let us remain indifferent; let us strive to be equally attached to whatever obedience marks out for us, be it…

— Vincent de Paul

To this end, we should help and support one another and strive for peace and union among ourselves. This is the wine that cheers…

— Vincent de Paul

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

— Vincent de Paul

In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you…

— Vincent de Paul

The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does…

— Vincent de Paul