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There should be in eloquence that which is pleasing and that which is real; but that which is pleasing should itself be real.

Blaise Pascal
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Blaise Pascal (1829). “Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects”, p.284
There should be in eloquence that which is pleasing and that which is real; but that which is pleasing should itself be real.