There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true.
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"There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true." — Francois Fenelon #happinessjoy #traveladventure
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There is a set of religious, or rather moral, writings which teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true. — Francois Fenelon
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Francois Fenelon was a Clergyman from France (1651–1715).
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This quote is attributed to Francois Fenelon, a Clergyman from France.
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Francois Fenelon lived from 1651 – 1715.
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