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How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace

How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God.

Francois Fenelon
Peace, Passion, Temptation
Francois Fenelon (2014). “Spiritual Progress”, p.115, Lulu.com

The realization of God's presence is the one sovereign remedy against temptation.

Francois Fenelon
Temptation, Realization, Sovereign

Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.

Francois Fenelon
Self Confidence, Temptation, Rust

When tempted, the shortest and surest way is to act like a little child at the breast; when we show it a frightful monster, it shrinks back and buries its face in its mother's bosom, that it may no longer behold it.

Francois Fenelon
Mother, Children, Temptation
Francois Fenelon (2014). “Spiritual Progress”, p.51, Lulu.com

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