When we see a natural style, we are quite surprised and delighted, for we expected to… — Blaise Pascal
When we see a natural style, we are quite surprised and delighted, for we expected to see an author and we find a man.
In the original French
Quand on voit le style naturel, on est tout etonne et ravi, car on s'attendait de voir un auteur, et on trouve un homme.
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. 29.
Original citation
Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 29.
