Quote by Blaise Pascal
Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. – 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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Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately. – Blaise Pascal

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Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere. – Blaise Pascal

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