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 carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.
Vincent de PaulI will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you
Vincent de PaulOh! how happy the man of means who uses his wealth and his life for the greater glory of God, from whom he has received them!
Vincent de PaulRemember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself.
Vincent de Paul