If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.

Quote by Francois Fenelon

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Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who...

Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who...

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack...

Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack...

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts,...

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts,...

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

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

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded,...

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded,...

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe,...

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe,...

Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of...

Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of...

The best use one can make of his mind is to distrust it

The best use one can make of his mind is to distrust it

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...

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still...

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

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

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.

There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is...

There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is...

Little opportunities should be improved.

Little opportunities should be improved.

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...

When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with...

When you find that weariness depresses or amusement distracts you, you will calmly turn with...

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, 'What is it, Lord?'...

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, 'What is it, Lord?'...

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice

When the solution is simple, God is answering

When the solution is simple, God is answering

God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in...

God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in...

And eventually, the choosing becomes easier, the darkness lifts, and walking in Jesus' way is...

And eventually, the choosing becomes easier, the darkness lifts, and walking in Jesus' way is...

We all suffer for each other, and gain by each other's suffering; for man never...

We all suffer for each other, and gain by each other's suffering; for man never...

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

On this Holy Saturday, the final day of Lent, let our faith be made stronger;...

On this Holy Saturday, the final day of Lent, let our faith be made stronger;...