“ Weariness. [66] —Nothing is so insufferable to man as to be completely at rest, without passions, without business, without diversion, without study. He then feels his nothingness, his forlornness, his insufficiency, his dependence, his weakness, his emptiness. ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | weakness emptiness |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“Nothing is more common than that.
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Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death. [65]
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Restlessness.—If a soldier, or labourer, complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing. [Pg 38]
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Weariness. [66] —Nothing is so insufferable to man as to be completely at rest, without passions, without business, without diversion, without study. He then feels his nothingness, his forlornness, his insufficiency, his dependence, his weakness, his emptiness. There will immediately arise from the depth of his heart weariness, gloom, sadness, fretfulness, vexation, despair.
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Methinks Cæsar was too old to set about amusing himself with conquering the world.” source
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Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death. [65]
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Restlessness.—If a soldier, or labourer, complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing. [Pg 38]
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Weariness. [66] —Nothing is so insufferable to man as to be completely at rest, without passions, without business, without diversion, without study. He then feels his nothingness, his forlornness, his insufficiency, his dependence, his weakness, his emptiness. There will immediately arise from the depth of his heart weariness, gloom, sadness, fretfulness, vexation, despair.
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Methinks Cæsar was too old to set about amusing himself with conquering the world.” source
