The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Ma… — The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had known St. Francis de Sales, said, on hearing him called saint: "I am delighted to hear that Monsieur de Sales is a saint. He was fond of saying indelicate things, and used to cheat at cards. In other respects he was a perfect gentleman, though a fool."

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