“ People who do not keep their word, without faith, without honour, without truth, deceitful in heart, deceitful in speech ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | speech truth |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“It is probable that I shall not lose my action by not prosecuting it ...
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It is not absolution only which remits sins by the sacrament of penance, but contrition, which is not real if it does not seek the sacrament. [Pg 272]
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People who do not keep their word, without faith, without honour, without truth, deceitful in heart, deceitful in speech; for which that amphibious animal in fable was once reproached, which held itself in a doubtful position between the fish and the birds ...
It is important to kings and princes to be considered pious;”
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