Vincent de Paul Quotes

d. 1660 France

Saint Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a Roman Catholic priest who helped found many charitable organizations, including the Daughters of Charity and the Lazarists.

France

Also known as: St. Vincent De Paul

Random Vincent de Paul quote

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

A Year with the Saints (1891)

Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.

It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.

Homelessness in America : A Forced March to Nowhere (1982)

You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile.

Homelessness in America : A Forced March to Nowhere (1982)

The reason why God is so great a lover of humility is because He is the great lover of truth; and humility is nothing but truth, whilst pride is nothing but lying.

The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues : A Course of Lectures (1882)

However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more humbled, seeing himself merely as a tool which God has made use of.

Reflection for November 5 in Saint Companions for Each Day (1986)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Vincent de Paul (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.