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We shall die alone. — Blaise Pascal

Epigram · Philosophical literature

We shall die alone.

In the original French

On mourra seul.

Blaise Pascal
Pensees · 1662
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Topic
Existential solitudeSolitudeDeath
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Philosophical literature
Medium
Epigram
Time
1662
Person
Blaise Pascal
Provenance
Current citation
Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 211.
Original citation
Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 211.

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