Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La Trappe
Father Vincent de Paul · English
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Memoir of Father Vincent de Paul; religious of La Trappe
Father Vincent de Paul · English
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PREFACE. The reply of Maximilian to the wealthy courtier who tendered him a goodly purse of gold for a title of nobility, was worthy of that emperor: "I can enrich thee," he said, "but only thy own virtue can enoble thee" All true grandeur, excellence, and dignity, are the offspring of virtue. Even the most renowned oracles of paganism proclaim this, and the very persecutors of holiness are often constrained to pay homage to their victim. No wonder, then, that whenever we are privilege
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