Absence Quote by Blaise Pascal

“What can be seen on earth points to neither the total absence nor the obvious presence of divinity, but to the presence of a hidden God. Everything bears this mark.”

Blaise Pascal

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Absence Bears Creation Divinity Earth Mark Nature Obvious

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