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What does it mean?
It is certain that people will be weak.
In plain terms
People are inevitably weak.
What can you take from it?
Human weakness is unavoidable.

Where it applies

  • leadership
  • policy making

Putting it to work

  • design supportive systems
  • set realistic expectations

Questions to consider

  • How does acknowledging weakness help societies?
  • Can weakness be a source of growth?

Another view

Strength can emerge in adversity.

More from Blaise Pascal

  1. Nothing is so conformable to reason as to disavow reason. (272)

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  2. One must have deeper motives and judge everything accordingly, but go on talking like an ordinary person. (336)

    Permalink to quote #41
  3. Men spend their time chasing a ball or a hare; it is the very sport of kings. (141)

    Permalink to quote #38

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