As to our friend , I pray God to bestow upon him a simplicity that shall give him peace . Happy are… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Real friends are our greatest joy and our greatest sorrow. It were almost to be wished that all true and faithful friends… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Nothing is more false and more indiscreet than always to want to choose what mortifies us in everything. By this rule a… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
We are never less alone than when we are in the society of a single, faithful friend; never less deserted than when… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things; it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views that we… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
“If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond,… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Let me follow in Thy footsteps, O Jesus ! I would imitate Thee, but cannot without the aid of Thy grace! O humble and… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Our piety must be weak and imperfect if it do not conquer our fear of death. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
