François Fénelon (1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 542.
“Every one is worthy of love, except him who thinks that he is. Love is a
sacrament that should be taken kneeling.”
— Oscar Wilde, book De Profundis
Source: De Profundis
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