François Fénelon
French archbishop, theologian and writer, 1651-1715
7 quotes.
Quotes by François Fénelon
- God never makes us sensible of our weakness except to give us of His strength.
- God, who is liberal in all his other gifts, shows us, by the wise economy of his providence, how circumspect we ought to be in the management of our time, for he never gives us two moments together.
- Never 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.
- So long as we are full of self we are shocked at the faults of others. Let us think often of our own sins, and we shall be lenient to the sins of others.
- Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.
- Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of self-confidence.
- We can often do more for other men by correcting our own faults than by trying to correct theirs.