Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement. (François Fénelon)

Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.

François Fénelon

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