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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.
Saint Francis de Sales
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Saint Francis de Sales
Age: 55 †
Born: 1567
Born: August 26
Died: 1622
Died: December 28
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Chateau de Thorens
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Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
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Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.
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