It is the greatest of all weaknesses to be too afraid of appearing weak.
• Book IV, Article II, 3rd proposition, p. 577
• Book IV, Article II, 3rd proposition, p. 577
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C'est le plus grande de toutes les faiblesses, que de craindre trop rie paraître faible.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
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• Book IV, Article II, 3rd proposition, p. 577" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet" (Quotes, Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture (1709): Politique tirée des propres paroles de l'Écriture sainte (1709), in Œuvres complétes de Bossuet, Vol. XXIII, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1864))
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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.
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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