"Had we not faults of our own, we……" — Francois Fenelon
"Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others."
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87 Quotes by Francois Fenelon
Francois Fenelon has 87 quotes on this site.
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God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions…
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Even if no command to pray had existed, our very weakness would have suggested it.
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I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray; pray thyself in me.
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Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.
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Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
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In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that…
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Little opportunities should be improved.
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Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.
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Accustom yourself gradually to carry Prayer into all your daily occupation - speak, act, work in peace, as if you…
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The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had not evoked their ghosts, and…
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We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct…
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All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels.
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More Complaining Quotes
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one of 1,214 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'…
— Arthur Ashe
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My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Those who do not complain are never pitied.
— Jane Austen
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You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never…
— Stanley Baldwin
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Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be…
— Roseanne Barr
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We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to…
— Dave Barry
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God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for…
— Drew Barrymore
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I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too…
— Scott Adams
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing…
— David Beckham
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You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion.
— Adele
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