A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.
Francois FenelonDespondency is not a state of humility; on the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride--nothing is worse; whether we stumble or whether we fall, we must only think of rising again and going on in our course.
Francois FenelonSimplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself.
Francois FenelonThe Christian life is a long and continual tendency of our hearts toward that eternal goodness which we desire on earth. All our happiness consists in thirsting for it. Now this thirst is prayer. Ever desire to approach your Creator, and you will never cease to pray. Do not think it necessary to pronounce many words.
Francois Fenelon