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
humility soul quiet
How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
self-confidence temptation rust
Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.
salvation should dangerous
There is nothing that is more dangerous to your own salvation, more unworthy of God and more harmful to your own happiness, than that you should be content to remain as you are.
trust hands land
Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide. He Himself will travel with you, as we are told He did with the Israelites, to bring them step by step across the desert to the promised land. Ah! what will be your blessedness, if you will but surrender yourself into the hands of God, permitting Him to do whatever He will, not according to your desires, but according to His own good pleasure?
annoyed should defects
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.
humility thinking easily-offended
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us be persuaded that nothing is due to us, and then nothing will disturb us. Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we will become indulgent towards those of others.
bores-you amusement ease
If God bores you, tell Him that He bores you, that you prefer the vilest amusements to His presence, that you only feel at your ease when you are far from Him.
live-in-the-moment moments present-moment
You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God.
rejected gift-from-god accounts
The gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them.
cures pursuit imaginary
Nothing is so costly as the pursuit of a cure for imaginary ills.
humility done smallest
The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God.
humility essentials lowliness
The most essential point is lowliness.