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It is not those who commit the least faults who are the most holy, but those who have the greatest courage, the greatest generosity, the greatest love, who make the boldest efforts to overcome themselves, and are not immediately apprehensive about tripping.

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
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Bishop of Geneva
Francçois de Sales
François de Salfes
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