Author: Francois Fenelon

Quotes

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

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

- Francois Fenelon

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

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

- Francois Fenelon

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

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

- Francois Fenelon

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.

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

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