And those who most despise men, and put them on a level with the brute… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

And those who most despise men, and put them on a level with the brutes, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings; their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of their baseness.

Place: SECTION VI · ¶1135
License: Public domain · Source
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