Maxioms by François Fenelon
What then are we afraid of? Can we have too much of God? Is it a misfortune to be freed read more
What then are we afraid of? Can we have too much of God? Is it a misfortune to be freed from the heavy yoke of the world, and to bear the light burden of Jesus Christ? Do we fear to be too happy, too much delivered from ourselves, from the caprices of our pride, the violence of our passions, and the tyranny of this deceitful world?
Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of you. O, Father, give to your child what he read more
Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of you. O, Father, give to your child what he himself knows not how to ask. Teach me to pray. Pray yourself in me.
Never let us be discouraged with ourselves; it is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are read more
Never let us be discouraged with ourselves; it is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are the most wicked: on the contrary, we are less so. We see by a brighter light. And let us remember, for our consolation, that we never perceive our sins till He begin to cure them.
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
