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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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
St. Francis of Sales
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