Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Francois Fenelon Quotes: Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.
         

Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.


Francois Fenelon
Check all other quotes by Francois Fenelon

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Francois Fenelon Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Nothing-marks-so-much-the-solid-advancement-580794>.





Check out


Other quotes of Francois Fenelon


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

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



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

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



The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.



A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.



All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.



The more you say, the less people remember.

The more you say, the less people remember.



The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.

The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.



Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.



Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.



How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.





Other quotes you may like


One should use common words to say uncommon things

One should use common words to say uncommon things



Most of us will do anything to avoid facing ourselves

Most of us will do anything to avoid facing ourselves




It may be enough, however, to have it said that we survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets (include preachers, musicians, and blues singers).

It may be enough, however, to have it said that we survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets (include preachers, musicians, and blues singers).



Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.

Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it.



Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.



If we were in India now, there would be servants standing in the corners of this room and I wouldn't notice them. That is what my society is like, that is what the divide is like.

If we were in India now, there would be servants standing in the corners of this room and I wouldn't notice them. That is what my society is like, that is what the divide is like.



Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.

Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.



From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors.

From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors.



What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap.

What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.". Author of this quote is Francois Fenelon. This quote is about anxiety, soul, discouragement, advancement, views, wretchedness,.