From lust men have found and extracted excellent rules of policy, mora… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

From lust men have found and extracted excellent rules of policy, morality, and justice; but in reality this vile root of man, this _figmentum malum_,[171] is only covered, it is not taken away.

Place: SECTION VII · ¶1304
License: Public domain · Source
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