Ocupation: Theologian
Life: July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564
Birthday: July 10
Death: May 27
Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to do, they measure him by their own carnal stupidity, and neglecting solid inquiry, fly off to indulge their curiosity in vain speculation.
source: John Calvin (1845). “Institutes of the Christian Religion”, p.24, Lulu.com
topic: Pride, Men, Vanity, Ascending, Vanity And Pride