For after all, what is man in nature? A nothing in respect of that which is infinite, an… — Blaise Pascal
For after all, what is man in nature? A nothing in respect of that which is infinite, an all in respect of nothing, a middle betwixt nothing and all.
In the original French
Car enfin, qu'est-ce que l'homme dans la nature? Un neant a l'egard de l'infini, un tout a l'egard du neant, un milieu entre rien et tout.
Pensees · 1662
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Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 72.
Original citation
Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 72.
