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Make an effort to serve good bread and good meat and not to sell the better wine so as to serve what is inferior.

Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
Catholic Priest
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