Thoughts of Blaise PascalAllen, Morrill & Wardwell, 1846 - 384 էջ |
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... king , who enjoyed a high reputation for probity and skill , to enquire in- to the truth of the story . He questioned the nuns and the sur- geons , drew up an account of the origin , progress , and end of the disease , attentively ...
... king , who enjoyed a high reputation for probity and skill , to enquire in- to the truth of the story . He questioned the nuns and the sur- geons , drew up an account of the origin , progress , and end of the disease , attentively ...
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... king discourses with in- difference of a large gift , which he is about to bestow , and God discourses well of God . " The Thoughts as they have come down to us , seem lit- tle else than " general aphorisms , which apparently have ...
... king discourses with in- difference of a large gift , which he is about to bestow , and God discourses well of God . " The Thoughts as they have come down to us , seem lit- tle else than " general aphorisms , which apparently have ...
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... king of France ; where geographers place the first me- ridian ; what words are used in a dead language , or any- thing of this nature ; what other means than books can conduce to this object ? It is authority alone which can enlighten ...
... king of France ; where geographers place the first me- ridian ; what words are used in a dead language , or any- thing of this nature ; what other means than books can conduce to this object ? It is authority alone which can enlighten ...
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... kings and all kinds of persons , as in demonstrating the elements of geometry , to those who have imagination to comprehend its hypotheses . But I think , and it is perhaps my weakness that makes me believe so , that it is impossible to ...
... kings and all kinds of persons , as in demonstrating the elements of geometry , to those who have imagination to comprehend its hypotheses . But I think , and it is perhaps my weakness that makes me believe so , that it is impossible to ...
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... king , I think he would be almost as happy as a king , who should dream every night for twelve hours successively , that he was an artisan . If we should dream every night that we were pur- sued by enemies , and harassed by distressing ...
... king , I think he would be almost as happy as a king , who should dream every night for twelve hours successively , that he was an artisan . If we should dream every night that we were pur- sued by enemies , and harassed by distressing ...
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Էջ 238 - Who is wise, and he shall understand these things ? prudent, and he shall know them ? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them : but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Էջ 284 - If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, " Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them ;" thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Էջ 278 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Էջ 323 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Էջ 277 - And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish ; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.
Էջ 361 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared...
Էջ 332 - Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing. Let them not feed, nor drink water: but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God. Yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Էջ 298 - Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles?
Էջ 278 - Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Էջ 278 - Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting.