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That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison.
Francois Fenelon
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Francois Fenelon
Age: 63 †
Born: 1651
Born: August 6
Died: 1715
Died: January 7
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All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.
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God bears with imperfect beings even when they resist His goodness. We ought to imitate this merciful patience and endurance. It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.
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Frequently a big advantage can be gained by knowing how to give in at the right moment.
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There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views that we consider those things of little importance which have in fact such extensive consequences.
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Oh! how seldom the soul is silent, in order that God may speak.
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Discouragement is simply the despair of wounded self-love.
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When kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.
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How desirable is this simplicity! Who will give it to me? I will quit all else it is the pearl of great price.
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The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.
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If we had strength and faith enough to trust ourselves entirely to God and follow Him simply wherever He should lead us, we should have no need of any great effort of mind to reach perfection.
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Resign every forbidden joy restrain every wish that is not referred to God's will banish all eager desires, all anxiety desire only the will of God seek him alone and supremely, and you will find peace.
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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.
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To pray is to desire but it is to desire what God would have us desire.
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We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs.
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