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The precipice

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We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us seeing it.

The Pensées (1670)

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

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

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)

Don't speak

Do you wish people to believe good of you? Don't speak.

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)

The conduct of God

The conduct of God, who disposes all things kindly, is to put religion into the mind by reason, and into the heart by grace. But to will to put it into the mind and heart by force and threats is not to put religion there, but terror.

The Pensées (1670)

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