In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired … - François Fénelon

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In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being.

François Fénelon

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About François Fénelon

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai (August 6 1651 – January 7 1715) was a French educationalist, critic, poet, and political and religious philosopher.

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Alternative Names: François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon • Fénelon • Phenelon • Franz von Fenelon • Francis Fenelon • abbé de Fénélon • François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon

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