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Jean Baptiste Massillon was a French theologian and writer, active in the early 18th century. He was known for his sermons and literary works, which were influential in the French church.

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Famous Jean Baptiste Massillon Quotes

“Our acts of kindness we reserve for our friends, our bounties for our dependants, our riches for our children and relations, our praises for those who appear worthy of them, our time we give all to the world; we expose it, I may say, a prey to all mankind.”

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Book:Sermons

Source: Sermons

“Whatever passes away is too vile to be the price of time, which is itself the price of eternity.”

Time Eternity Passing Away

Book:Sermons by J. B. Massillon, Bishop of Clermont: To which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author

Source: Sermons by J. B. Massillon, Bishop of Clermont: To which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author

About the Author

Born: June 24, 1663
Died: September 28, 1742
Known for: Author
Quotes: 17

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SermonsRelated source material

Sermons of John-Baptist Massillon, Bishop of Clermon, to which is prefixed the life of the author, from the last London editionRelated source material

Sermons by J. B. Massillon, Bishop of Clermont: To which is Prefixed, the Life of the AuthorRelated source material

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