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Famous Francois Fenelon Quotes
“The gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them.”
“The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.”
“How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.”
“Even if no command to pray had existed, our very weakness would have suggested it.”
“I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray; pray thyself in me.”
“Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.”
“Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.”
“All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels.”
“Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by over anxiety.”
“Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.”
“Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.”
“You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God.”
“Above all, live in the present moment and God will give you all the grace you need.”
“Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.”