When we see a natural style, we are astonished and delighted; for we e… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and delighted; for we expected to see an author, and we find a man. Whereas those who have good taste, and who seeing a book expect to find a man, are quite surprised to find an author. _Plus poetice quam humane locutus es._ Those honour Nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything, even on theology.

Place: SECTION I · ¶119
License: Public domain · Source
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