As for saying that you have a certain liking for superior, why, I hardly dare think such a thing! Alas! That is not the way to be happy. Those who are burdened with office groan under the load(…). You know, Monsieur, that God's gifts are various and that he shares them out as he sees fit; one man is a scholar, but not fit to govern; another is progressing towards holiness but is not good at leading others; and consequently it is for divine Providence to call us to the work for which he has given us the talent and not for us to feel inclined towards this or that (…). [pp. 69-70]

(St Vincent de Paul. From Jacques Delarue, The Holiness of Vincent de Paul, Geoffrey Chapman Ltd, London 1960, 132 pp)