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Suffering Quotes by Francois Fenelon

10 Suffering quotes by Francois Fenelon

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François Fénelon frames suffering as a spiritual teacher, urging readers to find meaning beyond pain. His theological reflections blend humility with profound insight, suggesting that hardship can refine the soul and deepen compassion, a perspective that resonates with anyone seeking purpose amid life's inevitable trials.

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That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison.

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This is the love that does all things; that brings to pass even the evils we suffer; so shaping them that they…

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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…

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A cross borne in simplicity, without the interference of self-love to augment it, is only half a cross. Suffering in this simplicity…

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As to our friend , I pray God to bestow upon him a simplicity that shall give him peace . Happy are…

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Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain,…

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Carefully purify your conscience from daily faults; suffer no sin to dwell in your heart; small as it may seem, it obscures…

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True love goes ever straight forward, not in its own strength, but esteeming itself as nothing. Then indeed we are truly happy.…

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Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment's suffering, but when we are surrendered…

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“We desire that God would give us the death-stroke; but we long to die without pain; we would die to our own…

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There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond,…

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Pity enlarges the heart.

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A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

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Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies

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Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse…

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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…

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Let me follow in Thy footsteps, O Jesus ! I would imitate Thee, but cannot without the aid of Thy grace! O humble and…

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O Lord, I do most cheerfully commit all unto Thee.

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Our piety must be weak and imperfect if it do not conquer our fear of death.

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