-
Eloquence is an art of saying things in such a way—(1) that those to whom we speak may listen to them without pain and with pleasure; (2) that they feel themselves interested, so that self-love leads them more willingly to reflection upon it.
Source: Pensees (1669)0
Loading...
Check all quotes by Blaise Pascal
Subjects in these quotes:
Similar authors
-
Blaise Pascal
French mathematician, physicist and philosopher 162 -
Andre Weil
French mathematician 4 -
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician and philosopher 0 -
Jules Tannery
French mathematician 0 -
Ernest Vessiot
French mathematician 0 -
Jean le Rond D'Alembert
French mathematician, physicist and philosopher 0 -
Charles Émile Picard
French mathematician 0
Eloquence is an art of saying things in such a way—(1) that those to whom we speak may listen to them without pain and with pleasure; (2) that they feel themselves interested, so that self-love leads them more willingly to reflection upon it. by : Blaise Pascal