Fenelon Quotes. James Wood, comp. 1899. Dictionary of Quotations

James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Fénelon


Children are very nice observers, and they will often perceive your slightest defects.	1
Little opportunities should be improved.	2
Make not a bosom friend of a melancholy sad soul…. He goes always heavy-loaded, and thou must bear half.	3
Many people are sincere without being simple. They do not wish to be taken for other than they are; and they always fear lest they should be taken for what they are not.	4
Most men I ask little from; I try to render them much, and to expect nothing in return, and I get very well out of the bargain.	5
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.	6
Real friends are our greatest joy and our greatest sorrow.	7
Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses to reflect on itself or its deeds. Many are sincere without being simple; they do not wish to be taken for other than they are, but they are always afraid of being taken for what they are not.	8
Sordid and infamous sensuality, the most dreadful of the evils that issued from the box of Pandora, corrupts every heart and eradicates every virtue.	9
We must avoid fastidiousness; neatness, when it is moderate, is a virtue; but when it is carried to an extreme, it narrows the mind.	10