"All err the more dangerously because each..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth.
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“Le moi est ha|«s sable. The self is hateful.”
“Man is to himself the most wonderful object in nature; for he cannot conceive what the body is, still less what the mind is, and least of all how a body should be united to a mind. This isthe consummation of his difficulties, and yet it is his very being.”
“The mind has its arrangement; it proceeds from principles to demonstrations. The heart has a different mode of proceeding.”
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“I know that every trial requires fairness and truth. Any trial that abandons the pursuit of truth cannot be considered fair or just.”
“Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice”
“Oh, how great is the power of truth! which of its own power can easily defend itself against all the ingenuity and cunning and wisdom of men, and against the treacherous plots of all the world.”
More on Error
“The newspaper reader says: this party will ruin itself if it makes errors like this. My higher politics says: a party which makes errors like this is already finished -- it is no longer secure in its instincts.”
“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
“To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.”