Well-meant ignorance is a grievous calamity in high places.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

To know one's self, one must go all the way to horror.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

The worst derangement of the spirit is to believe things because we want them to be so, not because we have seen them for what they are.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

An Indian philosopher, being asked what were, according to his opinion, the two most beautiful things in the universe, answered: The starry heavens a…

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jea…

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

Readiness for death is that of character, rather than of occupation. It is right living which prepares for safe or even joyous dying. - Jacques

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak.

- Jacques-Benigne Bossuet