Blaise Pascal Quotes


Man is so made that by continually telling him he is a fool he believes it, and by continually telling it to himself he makes himself believe it. For man holds an inward talk with himself, which it pays him to regulate.


Citations

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées. Translated by W. F. Trotter, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910, p. 148.

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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
  • Born: June 19, 1623
  • Died: August 19, 1662
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Philosopher

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer and Catholic theologian.