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Mere trifles

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A mere trifle consoles us, for a mere trifle distresses us.

The Pensées (1670)

Was born on: 19.06.1623
About Author: French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and philosopher

True and false objects

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

The Pensées (1670)

Nature and balance

Nature has set us so well in the centre, that if we change one side of the balance, we change the other also. This makes me believe that the springs in our brain are so adjusted that he who touches one touches also its contrary.

The Pensées (1670)

Pleasure of kings

Men spend their time in following a ball or a hare; it is the pleasure even of kings.

The Pensées (1670)

Beliefs and attraction

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.

The Art of Persuasion

Atheists

To pity atheists who seek, for are they not unhappy enough? To inveigh against those who make a boast of it.

The Pensées (1670)

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