Human wisdom learns a lot if it learns to be silent.
• Week XX, 11th elevation, p. 346
• Week XX, 11th elevation, p. 346
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La sagesse humaine apprend beaucoup, si elle apprend à se taire.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
What It Means
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• Week XX, 11th elevation, p. 346" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet" (Quotes, Elevations on the Mysteries (1727): Élévations sur les Mystères (1727), in Œuvres complétes de Bossuet, Vol. VII, ed. F. Lachat (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1862))
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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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