• The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.

  Source: Pensees

  Blaise Pascal
  French mathematician, physicist and philosopher 1623-1662
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. consciousness
2. inconstancy
3. ignorance
4. vanity
5. absent
6. cause

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The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy. by : Blaise Pascal

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