l'emporterait

Updated: February 12, 2026

The tendency to exalt the letter of what is spoken or written, at the expense of the spirit, is as much of the essence of ecclesiasticism as of legalism. "Si dans les règles du salut le fond l'emporterait sur la forme, ce serait la ruine du sacerdoce."

Edmond Holmes - What Is and What Might Be: A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular