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Francois de Salignac Fenelon
Exactness and neatness...
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the...
How rare it...
How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
Source: In
Nothing is more...
Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his...
The more you...
The more you say, the less people remember, the fewer the words, the deeper the...
If the riches...
If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love...
Children are excellent...
Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern...
All earthly delights...
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than...
Little opportunities should...
Little opportunities should be improved.
Source: In
If we were...
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we...
Most people I...
Most people I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing in return and I do very well in the...