Parents fear lest the natural love of their children may fade away. Wh… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Parents fear lest the natural love of their children may fade away. What kind of nature is that which is subject to decay? Custom is a second nature which destroys the former.[58] But what is nature? For is custom not natural? I am much afraid that nature is itself only a first custom, as custom is a second nature.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶314
License: Public domain · Source
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