Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even a… — Pensées
SAPIR 861
Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids him desire to be like God. Without such a counterpoise, this dignity would make him horribly vain, or this humiliation would make him terribly abject.
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