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Serving Others Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales
- It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
- The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise in mortification.
- We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.
- What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
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