Francois Fenelon
Francois Fenelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
CountryFrance
Francois Fenelon quotes about
littles duty ifs
Be content with doing calmly the little which depends upon yourself, and let all else be to you as if it were not.
powerful self hands
We may be sure that it is the love of God only that can make us come out of self. If His powerful hand did not sustain us, we should not know how to take the first step in that direction.
jesus heart giving
O Lord! take my heart, for I cannot give it; and when Thou hast it, O! keep it, for I cannot keep it for Thee; and save me in spite of myself, for Jesus Christ's sake.
desire
God is so good that He only awaits our desire to overwhelm us with the gift of himself.
mind violence excitement
Violent excitement exhausts the mind and leaves it withered and sterile.
christian thinking light
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.
hypocrite mind conviction
No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites.
prayer praying trouble
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
heart simple weak
True piety hath in it nothing weak, nothing sad, nothing constrained. It enlarges the heart; it is simple, free, and attractive.