“ To fear death without danger, and not in danger, for one must be a man. ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | danger death |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“[89] —It is a horrible thing to feel all that we possess slipping away.
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Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.
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Injustice.—That presumption should be joined to meanness is extreme injustice.
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To fear death without danger, and not in danger, for one must be a man. 216
Sudden death alone is feared; hence confessors stay with lords.
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An heir finds the title-deeds of his house. Will he say, "Perhaps they are forged?" and neglect to examine them?
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Dungeon.—I approve of not examining the opinion of Copernicus; but this...! It concerns all our life to know whether the soul be mortal or immortal.
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213
Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.
214
Injustice.—That presumption should be joined to meanness is extreme injustice.
215
To fear death without danger, and not in danger, for one must be a man. 216
Sudden death alone is feared; hence confessors stay with lords.
217
An heir finds the title-deeds of his house. Will he say, "Perhaps they are forged?" and neglect to examine them?
218
Dungeon.—I approve of not examining the opinion of Copernicus; but this...! It concerns all our life to know whether the soul be mortal or immortal.
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