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If there is any thing that can render the soul calm, dissipate its scruples, and dispel its fears, sweeten its sufferings by the anointing of love, impart strength to it in all its actions, and spread abroad the joy of the Holy Spirit in its countenance and words, it is a simple, free, and child-like repose in the arms of God.

François Fénelon

How many languish in obscurity, who would become great if emulation and encouragement incited them to exertion!

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God never makes us sensible of our weakness except to give us of His strength.

François Fénelon

François Fénelon

François Fénelon

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Born: August 6, 1651

Died: January 7, 1715 (aged 63)

Bio: François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.

Known for:

The adventures of Telemachus (1699)
The Complete Fenelon
The Seeking Heart

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