It is when God appears to have abandoned us that we must abandon ourselves most wholly to God.
Francois FenelonCrosses are of no use to us but inasmuch as we yield ourselves up to them and forget ourselves.
Francois FenelonThe more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.
Francois FenelonNever let us be discouraged with ourselves. It is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are the most wicked; on the contrary, we are less so. We see by a brighter light; and let us remember for our consolation, that we never perceive our sins till we begin to cure them.
Francois FenelonThere are some people who think that they should be always mourning, that they should put a continual constraint upon themselves, and feel a disgust for those amusements to which they are obliged to submit. For my own part, I confess that I know not how to conform myself to these rigid notions. I prefer something more simple, which I also think would be more pleasing to God.
Francois Fenelon