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Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.

Francois Fenelon

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Francois Fenelon
Age: 63 †
Born: 1651
Born: August 6
Died: 1715
Died: January 7
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François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon
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