(1) Be convinced that exactness in rising is one of the most important practices in the Company and that as the day begins so the rest of the day continues; (2) give yourselves sincerely to God on going to bed in the evening, asking Him for the strength to overcome yourselves in the morning and to obey His voice without delay.
Vincent de PaulWho will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?
Vincent de PaulI would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil.
Vincent de PaulWe should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking him for them.
Vincent de Paul