All the excesses, all the violence, and all the vanity of great men, come from the fact that they know not what they are: it being difficult for thos… - Blaise Pascal

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All the excesses, all the violence, and all the vanity of great men, come from the fact that they know not what they are: it being difficult for those who regard themselves at heart as equal with all men... For this it is necessary for one to forget himself, and to believe that he has some real excellence above them, in which consists this illusion that I am endeavoring to discover to you.