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Let us weigh the gain

Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is.
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We know truth, not only

We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart.
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When I consider the small

When I consider the small span of my life absorbed in the eternity of all time, or the small part of space which I can touch or see engulfed by the infinite immensity of spaces that I know not and that know me not, I am frightened and astonished to see myself here instead of there... now instead of then.
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I have made this letter

I have made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter.
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We arrive at the truth,

We arrive at the truth, not by the reason only, but also by the heart.
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One must know oneself, if

One must know oneself, if this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
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Clarity of mind means clarity

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
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Man is equally incapable of

Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.
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The eternal silence of these

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.
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Since we cannot know all

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.
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