To know one's self, one must go all the way to horror.
• Letter to Marshal de Bellefonds (3 March 1674), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XXVI, ed. F. Lachet (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1864), p. 166
• Letter to Marshal de Bellefonds (3 March 1674), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XXVI, ed. F. Lachet (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1864), p. 166
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Il faut aller jusqu'á l'horreur quand on se connaît.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
What It Means
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• Letter to Marshal de Bellefonds (3 March 1674), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XXVI, ed. F. Lachet (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1864), p. 166" 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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