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Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet Quotes (1627-1704)
King, Theologian
About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
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“[L]a perfection est la raison d'être.”
“[L]'imagination aide beaucoup l'intelligence.”
“Le fruit de la démonstration est la science.”
“C'est le plus grande de toutes les faiblesses, que de craindre trop rie paraître faible.”
“[I]l n'y a rien de pire que l'anarchie, c'est-a-dire de vivre sans gouvernement et sans lois.”
“[C]et inexorable ennui, qui fait le fond de la vie humaine depui que l'homme a perdu le goût de Dieu!”
“[L]es hérésies n'ont jamais été que des opinions particulières, puisqu'elles ont commencé par cinq ou six hommes.”
“Ne croyons pas que notre âme sait une portion de la nature divine, comme l'ont revé quelques philosophes. Dieu n'est pas un tout qui se partage.”
“Au milieu des déguisements et des artifices qui règnent parmi les hommes, il n'y a que l'attention et la vigilance qui nous puissent sauver des surprises.”
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Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Heresy 3 quotes
“Heresies have never been more than particular opinions, since they began with five or six men.”
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Charity
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Fear
“The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.”
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Weakness
“The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.”
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Lying
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“Bossuet was a man you instinctively approached on all fours.”
About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.