Heresies have never been more than particular opinions, since they began with five or six men.
• "Avertissement aux Protestants I" (1689), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XV, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 221
• "Avertissement aux Protestants I" (1689), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XV, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 221
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[L]es hérésies n'ont jamais été que des opinions particulières, puisqu'elles ont commencé par cinq ou six hommes.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
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• "Avertissement aux Protestants I" (1689), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, Vol. XV, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 221" 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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