"Men seek rest in a struggle against..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
Men seek rest in a struggle against difficulties; and when they have conquered these, rest becomes insufferable.
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“Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices.”
“To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words.... Whoever writes English is involved in a struggle that never lets up even for a sentence.”
“Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly come out.”