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Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-

Born: 1651 AD
Died: 1715 AD, at 64 years of age.

Nationality: French
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French Catholic archbishop and author

 

wrote "The Adventures of Telemachus" (also "Telemaque"), "Explication des maximes des saints sur la vie interieur" (also "Maxims of the Saints", "Maximes des saints")






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Page last updated: 1:16pm, 25th Jul '06

  • "Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a confiding thought, a simple movement of heart towards God will renew our powers. Whatever He may demand of us, He will give us at the moment the strength and the courage that we need."
  • "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers ... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born."

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