This resting in ignorance is a monstrous thing, and they who pass thei… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

This resting in ignorance is a monstrous thing, and they who pass their life in it must be made to feel its extravagance and stupidity, by having it shown to them, so that they may be confounded by the sight of their folly. For this is how men reason, when they choose to live in such ignorance of what they are, and without seeking enlightenment. "I know not," they say ...

Place: SECTION III · ¶595
License: Public domain · Source
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