Quote by Blaise Pascal
In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious. – Blaise Pascal

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Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them. – Blaise Pascal

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Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. – Blaise Pascal

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I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things. – Tadao Ando

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The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument. – Eliot Spitzer

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