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Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

Jacques-Benigne Bossuet was a French theologian, philosopher, and writer, born on September 27, 1627, and died on April 12, 1704. His works hold significant地位 in the fields of French literature and theology. more

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“... continual hard labor deadens the energies of the soul, and benumbs the faculties of the mind; the ideas become confined, the mind barren, and, like the scorching sands of Arabia, produces nothing; or, like the uncultivated soil, brings forth thorns and thistles. Again, continual hard labor irritates our tempers and sours our dispositions; the whole system become worn out with toil and fatigue; nature herself becomes almost exhausted, and we care but little whether we live or die.”