Quotes by FeNelon, Francois

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but >>

Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complain >>

Most people I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect not >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to r >>

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled ou >>

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an excee >>

If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.

FeNelon, Francois