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Man is so great that his greatness appears even in the consciousness of his misery. a tree does not know itself to be miserable. it is true that it is misery indeed to know one's self to be miserable; but then it is greatness also. in this way, all man's miseries go to prove his greatness. they are the miseries of a mighty potentate, of a dethroned monarch.
-Blaise Pascal
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Man Is So Great That His Greatness

Blaise Pascal
Man is so great that his greatness appears even in the consciousness of his misery. a tree does not know itself to be miserable. it is true that it is misery indeed to know one's self to be miserable; but then it is greatness also. in this way, all man's miseries go to prove his greatness. they are the miseries of a mighty potentate, of a dethroned monarch.
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