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The more you say the less people remember. The fewer the words the greater the profit.

Francois Fenelon

The more you say the less people remember. The fewer the words the greater the profit.

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About Francois Fenelon

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, PSS (French: [də la mɔt fenəlɔ̃]), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), 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.