The passion of acquiring riches in order to support a vain expense corrupts the purest souls.
Francois FenelonNo more restless uncertainties, no more anxious desires, no more impatience at the place we are in; for it is God who has placed us there, and who holds us in his arms. Can we be unsafe where he has placed us?
Francois FenelonThe history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love for man that does not become corrupt.
Francois FenelonWhen we are truly in this interior simplicity our whole appearance is franker, more natural. This true simplicity. . . makes us conscious of a certain openness, gentleness, innocence, gaiety, and serenity. O, how amiable this simplicity is! Who will give it to me? I leave all for this. It is the pearl of the Gospel.
Francois Fenelon