Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Quotes

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We never know how strongly we cling to objects until they are taken away, and he who thinks htat he ...

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In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. It is not a good plan to be in haste to perf...

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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

Born: 1648-04-13

Died: 1717-06-09

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (13 April 1648 – 9 June 1717), commonly known as Madame Guyon, was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. Quietism was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and she was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 after publishing a book on the topic, A Short and Easy Method of Prayer.More