Quote of Jacques Bénigne Bossuet - The greatest disorder of the mind...
Biography - Jacques Bénigne Bossuet:
French bishop and theologian.
Born: 1627 - Died: 1704
Place of birth: France
Born: 1627 - Died: 1704
Place of birth: France
The greatest disorder of the mind is to believe certain things because we want them to be such and not because we have seen what they are.
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(French, German)
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Quotes for: belief
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
Man is so made that by continually telling him he is a fool he believes it, and by continually telling it to himself he makes himself believe it.
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