"Those who write against vanity want the..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I who write this have the same desire, as perhaps those who read this have also.
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“The mind naturally makes progress, and the will naturally clings to objects; so that for want of right objects, it will attach itself to wrong ones.”
“The great mass of people judge well of things, for they are in natural ignorance, which is man's true state.”
“That something so obvious as the vanity of the world should be so little recognized that people find it odd and surprising to be told that it is foolish to seek greatness; that is most remarkable.”
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“I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight.”
“Even in the lust of knowledge I feel only my will's delight in begetting and becoming; and if there be innocence in my knowledge it is because my procreative will is in it.”
“Hate to sound sleazy, but tease me, I don't want it if it's that easy”