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We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

— Blaise Pascal

[The sooner #45 is charged and brought to trial, the safer the country will be. — kmab]

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He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.

— Blaise Pascal

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When the universe has crushed him man will still be nobler than that which kills him, because he knows that he is dying, and of its victory the universe knows nothing.

— Blaise Pascal

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2013	Don’t Waste
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2010	Movies and Book

The last thing one knows when writing a book is what to put first.

— Blaise Pascal
From: “Pensees“

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It is far better to know something about everything than to know all about one thing. Universality is the best.

— Blaise Pascal
From: “Pensées“

[UBI = Useless Bits of Information — KMAB]

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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

— Blaise Pascal

[Hence we justly fear the converted and the more recently converted the more fearful. — kmab]

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