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No one is offended at not seeing everything; but one does not like to be mistaken, and that perhaps arises from the fact that man naturally cannot see everything, and that naturally he cannot err in the side he looks

No one is offended at not seeing everything; but one does not like to be mistaken, and that perhaps arises from the fact that man naturally cannot see everything, and that naturally he cannot err in the side he looks at, since the perceptions of our senses are always true.

Blaise Pascal
Men, Perception, Doe
Blaise Pascal (2013). “Pascal's Pensees”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

Blaise Pascal
Faith, Perception, Contrary
Blaise Pascal (2010). “Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works”, p.97, Cosimo, Inc.

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