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Quote by Blaise Pascal
Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science. – Blaise Pascal

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The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. – Blaise Pascal

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It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason. – Blaise Pascal

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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth. – Blaise Pascal

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