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Quote by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

“God causes us to promise in time of peace what He exacts from us in time of war; He enables us to make our abandonments in joy, but He requires the fulfilment of them in the midst of much bitterness.”

Quote by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

Limited information is available about Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, who was a mystic and writer living in the 17th century. Her life and works were not widely recognized during her time, but have been re-evaluated by some scholars later on. more

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