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Quotation from Pensees by Blaise Pascal
“Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed”
Pensees, Fragment 347, Section VI, trans. W. F. Trotter (1908)
Pascal locates human dignity in thought: a vapour can kill a man, but he knows that he dies.
Citation: "Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed" — Blaise Pascal, Pensees, Fragment 347, Section VI, trans. W. F. Trotter (1908). (id pensees-q12)
Virtues: Humility
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.
