I do not speak of fools, I speak of the wisest men; and it is among th… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

I do not speak of fools, I speak of the wisest men; and it is among them that the imagination has the great gift of persuasion. Reason protests in vain; it cannot set a true value on things.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶274
License: Public domain · Source
The text is given as in the edition, unedited.

← BackNext →Check your own quote