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Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Among Arrangement Choosing Composure Consists Few Genuine Good Good Taste Having Much Order Our Say Saying Speaking Taste Thoughts Words

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If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Annoyed Associate Defects Much Should Those Were Whom

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Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Carried Extremes Mind Moderation Neatness Virtue

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

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Because Brothers Civil Men Wars

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There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Certain Comfortable Doctrine Happiness Misery Moral Namely Objection Rather Religious Road Set Teach True Very Vice Virtue Which Wholesome World Writings

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Little opportunities should be improved.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Improved Little Opportunities Should

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

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Always Bear Best Friends Half Loaded Make Melancholy Must Sad Soul You

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Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Complaining Faults Had Less Others Our Own Pleasure Should Take

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

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Although Any Country Flatter Good He His Historian Never Patriot Respect Timeless Will

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Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.

~Francois Fenelon

Topics: Despicable His More Nothing Professional Remedies Talker Than Uses Who Words

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Clergyman

Born: Unknown

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