It is not from space that I must seek my dignity, but from the government of my thought. I shall have no more if I possess worlds. By space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom by thought I comprehend the world.
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The world is satisfied with words. Few appreciate the things beneath.Blaise Pascal
Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage the universe has over him. The universe knows nothing of this.
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Man is but a reed, the most weak in nature, but he is a thinking reed
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It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.
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Law, without force, is impotent.
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The heart has its reasons which reason does not know.
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