Things are always at their best in their beginning.

Les choses valent tousjours mieux dans leur source.

Blaise Pascal

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Things get worse

Author

Blaise Pascal

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

French

Time

1656 1650s 17th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Pascal, Blaise [published as Louis de Montalte]. "February 25, 1656." Les Provinciales ou Les Lettres Escrites [The Provincial Letters]. c. 1657, letter 4.

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Another quote by Blaise Pascal

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Topic
Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.

Another quote from the 1650s

There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness.

Henry Vaughan

Silex Scintillans

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Topic
Nature of God God

Author

Henry Vaughan
Source
Silex Scintillans
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1655 1650s 17th century
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Citation

Vaughan, Henry. "The Night." Silex Scintillans. London: H. Blunden, 1655.

Another quote originally in French

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Albert Camus

The Fall

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Topic
Charm Persuasion

Author

Albert Camus
Source
The Fall
Medium
Novel
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Definition
Language
French
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. La Chute [The Fall]. Editions Gallimard, 1956.

Another quote of the following type Precepts and axioms

What's not forbidden to do make bold.

Friedrich Schiller

The Camp of Wallenstein

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Topic
Moral theory
Speaker
First Yager

Author

Friedrich Schiller
Source
The Camp of Wallenstein
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
German
Time
1798 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. Wallensteins Lager [Wallenstein's Camp]. 12 Oct. 1798, Weimarer Hoftheatre, Weimar, Germany, sc. 6.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Wallenstein's Camp." The Robbers and Wallenstein, translated by F. J. Lamport. Penguin Classics, 1980, sc. 6.