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Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Amuse Any Ball Billiards Cause Enough Even Frivolous Full He Him Hitting Least Man Playing Reasons Sufficient Thing Though Thousand Thus Weariness Weary Without Would Wretched

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If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

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Topics: Four Friends Knew Men Others Say Them World Would

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In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Action Affects Beyond Cautious Each Future Look Must Others Our Past Present Relations See Shall State Then Things Those Very Whom

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The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

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Topics: Eternal Frighten Infinite Me Silence Spaces

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It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Alone Fight Pleases Us Victory

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Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Contradict Each Embraces Faith Many Other Seem Truths Which

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We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Always Cannot Conceal Feeling Found Live Love Man Matters Moment Must Ourselves Possibly Secretly Seemingly Something Those Vain Without

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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Affliction Always Console Ignorance Knowledge Me Morality Physical Physical Science Science Time Vanity Will

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Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

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Topics: Feeble He Man Most Nature Reed Thing Thinking

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The self is hateful.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Hateful Self

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 19th, 1623

Died: August 19th, 1662

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