“Be cheerful, do good, and let the sparrows chirp.”

—  John Bosco

Source: http://www.jugendherberge.de/en/youth-hostels/benediktbeuern%20don%20bosco205/leisure%20activities

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Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator and writer 1815–1888

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