“Envy, my children, follows pride; whoever is envious is proud. See, envy comes to us from Hell; the devils having sinned through pride, sinned also through envy, envying our glory, our happiness. Why do we envy the happiness and the goods of others? Because we are proud; we should like to be the sole possessors of talents, riches, of the esteem and love of all the world! We hate our equals, because they are our equals; our inferiors, from the fear that they may equal us; our superiors, because they are above us.”
Quote by John Vianney
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John Vianney
John Vianney was a renowned parish priest, born on May 8, 1786, and died on August 4, 1859. Known for his piety and charitable spirit, he was deeply loved by the congregation during his service in the French parish. more