Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness from the peculiar state of his disposition; and so frivolous is he, that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient to amuse him.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶441
License: Public domain · Source
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