short; there, where, out of regard to the reputation and advantage of … — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

short; there, where, out of regard to the reputation and advantage of our religion, we ought to shine in excellency at a vast distance beyond all others: and that it should be said of us, "Are they so just, so charitable, so good: Then they are Christians." All other signs are common to all religions; hope, trust, events, ceremonies, penance,

Place: Chapter XII. Apology For Raimond Sebond. · ¶2204
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