Vincent McNabb

“A Catholic is a man who has a sane, and therefore a saved, soul.”

“Work is not a curse; it is a blessing.”

“The test of a man's conversion is whether he has a love for the poor.”

“The machine has come to stay. But it has come to be the slave of man, not his master.”

“The only real tragedy in life is not to be a saint.”

“The denial of original sin is the root of all modern errors.”

“The family is the unit of the state.”

“Every man should have a garden. It is the one place where he can be truly himself.”

“The great modern heresy is that of the State which would be God.”

“We must be what we are, and we must be it well.”

“The true lover of the poor is the one who enables them to help themselves.”

“The cross is the sign of contradiction.”

“To be right with God, we must be right with our neighbour.”

“The most important thing in life is to know God and to make Him known.”

“Poverty is not a disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience.”

“Theology is the queen of the sciences.”

“The Incarnation is the supreme act of humility.”

“The world would be better if we did not have so many conveniences and had more convictions.”

“Our Lord did not say 'Give to the deserving poor.' He said 'Give to the poor.'”

“The best way to sanctify the world is to sanctify oneself.”