Quotes By Francois Fenelon
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.
Francois Fenelon
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.
Francois Fenelon
Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.
Francois Fenelon
Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others.
Francois Fenelon
A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.
Francois Fenelon
Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.
Francois Fenelon
Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves.
Francois Fenelon
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
Francois Fenelon