It is natural for the mind to believe, and for the will to love; [47] so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false. - Blaise Pascal

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It is natural for the mind to believe, and for the will to love; [47] so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

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About Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.

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Alternative Names: Pascal • Louis de Montalte • Amos Dettonville • Dettonville • Paskal Blez
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As I write down my thought it sometimes escapes me, but that reminds me of my weakness, which I am always forgetting, and teaches me as much as my forgotten thought, for I care only about knowing that I am nothing.
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