Francois Fenelon Quotes - Page 8

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• Do we accustom ourselves to see all things in the light of faith? Do we correct all our judgments by it? Alas! The greater part of Christians think and act like mere heathens; if we judge (as we justly may) of their faith by their practice, we must conclude they have no faith at all.

  Francois Fenelon

  Christian, Thinking, Light

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• Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

  Francois Fenelon

  Courage, Despise, Peril

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• It is this unquiet self-love that renders us so sensitive. The sick man, who sleeps ill, thinks the night long. We exaggerate, from cowardice, all the evils which we encounter; they are great, but our sensibility increases them. The true way to bear them is to yield ourselves up with confidence to God.

  Francois Fenelon

  Sleep, Night, Men

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• Sordid and infamous sensuality, the most dreadful evil that issued from the box of Pandora, corrupts every heart, and eradicates every virtue. Fly! wherefore dost thou linger? Fly, cast not one look behind thee; nor let even thy thought return to the accursed evil for a moment.

  Francois Fenelon

  Heart, Evil, Looks

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