Fénelon Quotes

Man moves. God guides him.

True valor consists of foreseeing all dangers and despising them when they become inevitable.

Those who know how to engage in any useful and enjoyable reading never feel the boredom that consumes other men in the midst of delights.

If in exchange for my love of reading I saw the thrones of the world at my feet, I would refuse the exchange.

We cannot see virtue without loving it, nor love it without being happy.

Pride is useful, every man should be proud.

The real way to earn a lot is to never want to earn too much.

The freest of all men is the one who can be free within slavery.

War is an evil that dishonors the human race.

The most insolent in prosperity are the weakest and most cowardly in adversity; they bow their heads when lacking authority, and are seen as dejected as they were known to be proud; in a moment they go from one extreme to another.

Just as too much authority corrupts kings, so luxury poisons an entire nation.

Unlimited power is a frenzy that ruins its own authority.