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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
Saint Francis de Sales
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Saint Francis de Sales
Age: 55 †
Born: 1567
Born: August 26
Died: 1622
Died: December 28
Catholic Priest
Clergyman
Theologian
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Chateau de Thorens
Saint Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Sales
Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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If we say a little it is easy to add, but having said too much it is hard to withdraw and never can it be done so quickly as to hinder the harm of our success.
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The declared enemies of God and His Church, heretics and schismatics, must be criticized as much as possible, as long as truth is not denied. It is a work of charity to shout: 'Here is the wolf!' when it enters the flock or anywhere else.
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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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He who stays not in his littleness, loses his greatness.
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Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.
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I have the same opinion of dances that physicians have of mushrooms: the best of them are good for nothing.
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness, And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
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