La sagesse humaine apprend beaucoup, si elle apprend à se t… - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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La sagesse humaine apprend beaucoup, si elle apprend à se taire.

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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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.

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Alternative Names: Jacques-Benigne Bossuet • Eagle of Meaux

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The usual destiny of those who refuse to listen to the truth is to be led to their ruin by deceptive prophets.

La foi est une adhérence du cœur à la vérité éternelle.

Ainsi il appartient à l'esprit , c'est-a-dire à l'intendement, de juger de la beauté; parce que juger de la beauté, c'est juger de l'ordre, de la proportion et de la justesse; choses que l'esprit seul peut apercevoir.

La sagesse humaine apprend beaucoup, si elle apprend à se taire. - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

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