Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness… and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him. — Blaise Pascal
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Blaise Pascal : French Philosopher
Born: June 19, 1623
Died: August 19, 1662
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Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men. Herodotus…
Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes ar…
Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your bod…
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the …
Without words, without writing and without books there would…
Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes fa…
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men. Herodotus…
Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes ar…
Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your bod…
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the …
Without words, without writing and without books there would…
I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I …
In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-maki…
Thus, the standard library will serve as both a tool and as …
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior th…
Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous ind…
Our failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq thus…
A house without books is like a room without windows. No man …
No man is good enough to govern another man without the othe…
Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. Baruch Sp…
One who has imagination without learning has wings without f…
To win without risk is to triumph without glory. Pierre Corn…
Without education, we are weaker economically. Without econo…
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there w…
Power without principle is barren, but principle without pow…
