“ Children who are frightened at the face they have blackened are but children. But how shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | childhood face |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“Shall we yield to this weight because it is natural? No, but by resisting it ...]
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Næ iste magno conatu magnas nugas dixerit. [54]
Quasi quidquam infelicius sit homini cui sua figmenta dominantur. [55] (Plin.)
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Children who are frightened at the face they have blackened are but children. But how shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies. All that is made perfect by progress perishes also by progress. All that has been weak can never become absolutely strong. We say in vain, "He has grown, he has changed";”
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