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It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.

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
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François de Salfes
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Do not complain then of your poverty, my daughter, - we only complain of that which is unwelcome, and if poverty is unwelcome to you, you are no longer poor in spirit.
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It is a great imperfection to complain unceasingly of little things.
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