"But a prince shall oppose his conquests," (Scipio Africanus, who stop… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

"But a prince shall oppose his conquests," (Scipio Africanus, who stopped the progress of Antiochus the Great, because he offended the Romans in the person of their allies), "and shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease. He shall then return into his kingdom and there perish, and be no more." (He was slain by his soldiers.)

Place: SECTION XI · ¶2282
License: Public domain · Source
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