Quote #33

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. (67)

More from Blaise Pascal

  1. Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is. (309)
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  4. L'homme est un roseau, le plus faible de la nature, mais c'est un roseau pensant. (347)
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  6. Man is only a disguise, a liar, a hypocrite, both to himself and to others. (377)
  7. Il n'est pas certain que tout soit incertain. (387)
  8. Man is so made that if he is told often enough that he is a fool he believes it. (535)

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