“ How useless is painting, which attracts admiration by the resemblance of things, the originals of which we do not admire! ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | admiration resemblance |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“They were still young men, and thus difficult to restrain. But Cæsar should have been more mature.
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Two faces which resemble each other, make us laugh, when together, by their resemblance, though neither of them by itself makes us laugh.
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How useless is painting, which attracts admiration by the resemblance of things, the originals of which we do not admire!
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The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. We love to see animals fighting, not the victor infuriated over the vanquished. We would only see the victorious end; and, as soon as it comes, we are satiated.”
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