When we are accustomed to use bad reasons for proving natural effects,… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

When we are accustomed to use bad reasons for proving natural effects, we are not willing to receive good reasons when they are discovered. An example may be given from the circulation of the blood as a reason why the vein swells below the ligature.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶321
License: Public domain · Source
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