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Description
Compiled after his death, Pascals ""pensées"" (thoughts) are his ideas for a book in defense of faith in a rational world. Pascal analyzes the differences between mathematical and intuitive thinking and attempts to resolve their conflict.
Memorable Quotes
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“Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good natured. They also produce their own image on man's soul and a beautiful image it is.”
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“I have made this <letter> longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”
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“If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends left in the world.”
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“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.”
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“We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.”
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“Truth is so obscure in these times and falsehoods so established that unless one loves the truth, he cannot know it. (said in the 1600's!)”
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“Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.”
First Sentence
2 To be insensitive to the point of looking down on things which concern us and to become insensitive to the matter which concerns us most.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Blaise Pascal (Author)
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