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Pensées

written 1650s–1662; published 1670ChristianityEarly modern (1500 – 1800)Blaise PascalBook

Fragments that Blaise Pascal wrote towards a defence of the Christian faith, left unfinished at his death in 1662 and published in 1670. They reflect on human restlessness, the limits of reason and the search for God.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pensees

Quotes (1)

“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.”
— Blaise Pascal, Pensées, no. 139, tr. W. F. Trotter
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VerifiedsourceMaxim: Make time for stillness.Translation: public-domain translation (W. F. Trotter)