“ What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? [309] Whosoever will save his soul, shall lose it. ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | soul rich |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“When it is said that Jesus Christ did not die for all, you take undue advantage of a fault in men who at once apply this exception to themselves; and this is to favour despair, instead of turning them from it to favour hope. For men thus accustom themselves in inward virtues by outward customs.
781
The victory over death. What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? [309] Whosoever will save his soul, shall lose it. [Pg 232] [310]
"I am not come to destroy the law, but to fulfil." [311]
"Lambs took not away the sins of the world, but I am the lamb which taketh away the sins." [312]
"Moses [313] hath not led you out of captivity, and made you truly free."
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781
The victory over death. What is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? [309] Whosoever will save his soul, shall lose it. [Pg 232] [310]
"I am not come to destroy the law, but to fulfil." [311]
"Lambs took not away the sins of the world, but I am the lamb which taketh away the sins." [312]
"Moses [313] hath not led you out of captivity, and made you truly free."
” source
