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Writing Quotes by Blaise Pascal
- Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I who write this…
- If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
- The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
- It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs.
- Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this.
- Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having…
- When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
- There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they…
- Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless.
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