That inexorable boredom that is at the core of human life since man has lost the taste for God!
• Letter to Francesco Caffaro, Theatine (9 May 1694), in Maximes et réflexions sur la comédie, précédées de la lettre au P. Caffaro et de deux lettres de ce religieux (Paris: Eugéne Belin et fils, 1884), p. 14
• Letter to Francesco Caffaro, Theatine (9 May 1694), in Maximes et réflexions sur la comédie, précédées de la lettre au P. Caffaro et de deux lettres de ce religieux (Paris: Eugéne Belin et fils, 1884), p. 14
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[C]et inexorable ennui, qui fait le fond de la vie humaine depui que l'homme a perdu le goût de Dieu!
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[C]et inexorable ennui, qui fait le fond de la vie humaine depui que l'homme a perdu le goût de Dieu!" in the context of "That inexorable boredom that is at the core of human life since man has lost the taste for God!
• Letter to Francesco Caffaro, Theatine (9 May 1694), in Maximes et réflexions sur la comédie, précédées de la lettre au P. Caffaro et de deux lettres de ce religieux (Paris: Eugéne Belin et fils, 1884), p. 14" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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