Jean Baptiste Massillon (24 June 1663, Hyères – 28 September 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque) was a French Catholic bishop and famous preacher, Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death.
Famous quotes containing the words jean baptiste and/or baptiste:
“It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)
“Napoleon has not been conquered by men. He was greater than any of us. God punished him because he relied solely on his own intelligence until that incredible instrument was so strained that it broke.”
—Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844)