In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being. (François Fénelon)

In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided was essential to our well-being.

François Fénelon

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