Quotes by FeNelon, Francois

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak. >>

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extre >>

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

Quotations about Brevity

Brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flou >>

It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one ha >>

Good things, when short, are twice as good. >>

The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.

FeNelon, Francois