We are so presumptuous that we would wish to be known by all the world… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

We are so presumptuous that we would wish to be known by all the world, even by people who shall come after, when we shall be no more; and we are so vain that the esteem of five or six neighbours delights and contents us.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶466
License: Public domain · Source
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