Therefore all that incites us to attach ourselves to the creatures is … — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Therefore all that incites us to attach ourselves to the creatures is bad; since it prevents us from serving God if we know Him, or from seeking Him if we know Him not. Now we are full of lust. Therefore we are full of evil; therefore we ought to hate ourselves and all that excited us to attach ourselves to any other object than God only.

Place: SECTION VII · ¶1371
License: Public domain · Source
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