Francois Fenelon Quotes

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others.

Grace is the wonderful spirit that imbues every fiber of our being when we practice the fruits of the spirit: kindness, patience, understanding, forgiveness, love, gentleness, fellowship and endurance.

The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.

One should be gentle with the ignorant, for they are the chosen of God.

How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are ourselves

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.

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

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them.

None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. But the American people are a very forgiving people.

Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not.

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity.

The offender needs pity, not wrath; those who must needs be corrected, should be treated with tact and gentleness; and one must be always ready to learn better. 'The best kind of revenge is, not to become like unto them.'

What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.

We’ve got to give people room to have a bad day.

Do not be too severe upon the errors of the people, but reclaim them by enlightening them.

Patience is a strength, not a weakness; and if by practicing patience we stop retaliating to harm and criticism, people will gradually come to understand that our real nature is very special

Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.

Have charity; have patience; have mercy. Never bring a human being, however silly, ignorant, or weak--above all, any little child--to shame and confusion of face. Never by petulance, by suspicion, by ridicule, even by selfish and silly haste--never, above all, by indulging in the devilish pleasure of a sneer--crush what is finest and rouse up what is coarsest in the heart of any fellow-creature.

Patience-the ability to put our desires on hold for a time-is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter. Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.

Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?