"Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Forgiveness as articulated by Francois Fenelon. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Forgiveness provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Francois Fenelon

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S., more commonly known as François Fénelon, was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699. He was a member of the Sulpician Fathers.

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