Francois Fenelon Quotes


The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God.


Citations

Fénelon, François. Selections from Fénelon. Translated by Mary W. Tileston, Roberts Brothers, 1879, p. 38.

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Francois Fenelon
Francois Fenelon
  • Born: August 6, 1651
  • Died: January 7, 1715
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Clergyman

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (French: [də la mɔt fenəlɔ̃]), more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699.