The Thoughts of Blaise PascalG. Bell and sons, 1889 - 356 pages |
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... live without taking trouble or thought for it . I can have nothing but compassion for all who sincerely lament their doubt , who look upon it as the worst of evils , and who , sparing no pains to escape it , find in that endea- vour ...
... live without taking trouble or thought for it . I can have nothing but compassion for all who sincerely lament their doubt , who look upon it as the worst of evils , and who , sparing no pains to escape it , find in that endea- vour ...
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... live without knowing him and without seeking him , they judge themselves to deserve their own care so little , that they are not worthy the care of others , and it needs all the charity of the Religion they despise , not to despise them ...
... live without knowing him and without seeking him , they judge themselves to deserve their own care so little , that they are not worthy the care of others , and it needs all the charity of the Religion they despise , not to despise them ...
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... live indifferent to the search for truth in a matter which is so important to them , and which touches them so nearly . Among all their errors this doubtless is the one which most proves them to be fools and blind , and in which it is ...
... live indifferent to the search for truth in a matter which is so important to them , and which touches them so nearly . Among all their errors this doubtless is the one which most proves them to be fools and blind , and in which it is ...
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... live in it ought to be made aware of its extravagance and stupidity , by having it revealed to them , that they may be confounded by the sight of their own folly . For this is how men reason when they choose to live ignorant of what ...
... live in it ought to be made aware of its extravagance and stupidity , by having it revealed to them , that they may be confounded by the sight of their own folly . For this is how men reason when they choose to live ignorant of what ...
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... live without seeking to know what we are , it is a terrible blindness to live ill while believing in God . The sensibility of man to trifles , and his insensibility to great things , is the mark of a strange inversion . This shows that ...
... live without seeking to know what we are , it is a terrible blindness to live ill while believing in God . The sensibility of man to trifles , and his insensibility to great things , is the mark of a strange inversion . This shows that ...
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