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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

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)

Pleasure of kings

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

The Pensées (1670)

Lying

Although people may have no interest in what they are saying, we must not absolutely conclude from this that they are not lying; for there are some people who lie for the mere sake of lying.

The Pensées (1670)

Nothing new

Let no one say that I have said nothing new; the arrangement of the subject is new. When we play tennis, we both play with the same ball, but one of us places it better.

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

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