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Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed. — Blaise Pascal

Epigram · Philosophical literature

Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.

In the original French

L'homme n'est qu'un roseau, le plus faible de la nature; mais c'est un roseau pensant.

Blaise Pascal
Pensees · 1662
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Topic
Man and natureNature of man
Genre
Philosophical literature
Medium
Epigram
Time
1662
Person
Blaise Pascal
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Current citation
Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 347.
Original citation
Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 347.

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