There must be feelings of humility, not from nature, but from penitenc… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

There must be feelings of humility, not from nature, but from penitence, not to rest in them, but to go on to greatness. There must be feelings of greatness, not from merit, but from grace, and after having passed through humiliation.

Place: SECTION VII · ¶1496
License: Public domain · Source
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