Pascal

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    The only shame is to have none.
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    Man is, then, only disguise, falsehood, hypocrisy—both in himself and in regard to others. He does not wish any one to tell him the truth; he avoids telling it to others; and all these dispositions, so removed from justice and reason, have a natural root in his heart.
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones.
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)