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We must be full reservoirs in order to let our water spill out without becoming empty, and we must possess the spirit with which we want them to be animated, for no one can give what he does not have.

Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
Catholic Priest
Priest
Must
Becoming
Giving
Full
Reservoirs
Water
Spill
Spirit
Spills
Order
Animated
Doe
Possess
Give
Charity
Without
Empty

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