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Quotation from Pensees by Blaise Pascal

“If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is”

Blaise Pascal

Pensees, Fragment 233, Section III, trans. W. F. Trotter (1908)

Portrait of Blaise Pascal

The heart of the wager argument, after Pascal insists 'you must wager. It is not optional.'

Citation: "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is" — Blaise Pascal, Pensees, Fragment 233, Section III, trans. W. F. Trotter (1908). (id pensees-q10)

Virtues: Faith

Portrait: Blaise Pascal (1623-1672), unknown; a copy of the painting of François II Quesnel, which was made for Gérard Edelinck en 1691 [réf. nécessaire] ., Public domain.

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