Quotes by : François Fénelon

The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.

Silence promotes the presence of God, prevents many harsh and proud words, and suppresses many dangers....

All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race....

Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest....

Let the water flow beneath the bridge; let men be men, that is to say, weak, vain, inconstant, unjust,....

Little faults become great, and even monstrous in our eyes, in proportion as the pure light of God increases....

The youth who, like a woman, loves to adorn his person, has renounced all claim to wisdom and to glory;....

Those who correct others should watch for the Holy Spirit to go ahead of them and touch a person's heart.....

True prayer is only another name for the love of God. Its excellence does not consist in the multitude....

Children are very nice observers, and they will often perceive our slightest defects. It general those....