Summary:
Blaise Pascal’s Pensées were never intended to be read, much like Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. They honestly reveal the private thoughts of great philosophers on the human condition, and they speak of how miserable people are. Pascal is a bit pessimistic, yet in the end more hopeful when he looks to Christ for ultimate purpose. Even those who don’t believe in God will extract much wisdom from Pascal. His one-liners are some of the most devastating observations of human psychology. Even a cursory exercise in quote-mining will yield many seeds for extended thought. This book should be read carefully and digested fragment by fragment, line by line.
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