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François Fénelon

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Biography - François Fénelon:

François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon. French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Born: 1651 - Died: 1715
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.



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Quotes for: soul


Quotes

Quotes about soul:


Science without conscience is only ruin of the soul.





Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.





At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.





Do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple.





For souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.





Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.











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François Fénelon also said...


Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.





Antisthenes used to say that the most useful science was to unlearn evil.





A good historian is timeless although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.





War is an evil which dishonours mankind.





Let a child play and mix instruction with play.





All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.












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