Vincent McNabb

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

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

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

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

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

“The family is the unit of the state.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Theology is the queen of the sciences.”

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

“The Incarnation is the supreme act of humility.”

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

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

“The cross is the sign of contradiction.”