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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal

Epigram · Philosophical literature

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

In the original French

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

Blaise Pascal
Pensees · 1662
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Provenance
Current citation
Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.
Original citation
Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

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