_The heel of a slipper._--"Ah! How well this is turned! Here is a clev… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

_The heel of a slipper._--"Ah! How well this is turned! Here is a clever workman! How brave is this soldier!" This is the source of our inclinations, and of the choice of conditions. "How much this man drinks! How little that one!" This makes people sober or drunk, soldiers, cowards, etc.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶379
License: Public domain · Source
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