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To will everything that God wills, and to will it always, in all circumstances and without reservations: that is the kingdom of God which is entirely within.

Francois Fenelon

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Francois Fenelon
Age: 63 †
Born: 1651
Born: August 6
Died: 1715
Died: January 7
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How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
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I no longer desire anything but to be Thine.
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Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.
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The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love for man that does not become corrupt.
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O God, the creature knows not to what end Thou hast made Him teach him, and write in the depths of his soul that the clay must suffer itself to be shaped at the will of the potter.
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Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.
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To just read the Bible, attend church, and avoid “big” sins-is this passionate, wholehearted love for God?
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The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.
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God is our true Friend, who always gives us the counsel and comfort we need. Our danger lies in resisting Him so it is essential that we acquire the habit of hearkening to His voice, or keeping silence within, and listening so as to lose nothing of what He says to us.
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There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us be persuaded that nothing is due to us, and then nothing will disturb us. Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we will become indulgent towards those of others.
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To pray is to desire but it is to desire what God would have us desire.
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