One beautiful diamond is worth more than a mountain of stones, and one virtuous act of acquiescence and submission is better than an abundance of good works done for others.
Vincent de PaulLaws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.
Vincent de PaulBe acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.
Vincent de Paul[A] truly humble spirit humbles itself as much amid honors as amid insults, acting like the honeybee which makes its honey equally as well from the dew that falls on the wormwood as from that which falls on the rose.
Vincent de Paul