In order to become soundly virtuous it is advisable to make good practical resolution concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying them out afterward. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one’s imagination (II:217).
I love these quotes everyday the are just what I need to reflect on that day. They seem to have a citation following them so assuming that is a source…where do they come from?
Quotes of the Day are from Saint Vincent de Paul “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents”; Brooklyn, NY: New City, 1999; Pierre Coste, Editor. The numbers in parentheses indicate the Volume and Page.