Quote of Blaise Pascal - The greatness of man is great...

Biography - Blaise Pascal:

French mathematician, physicist, writer and philosopher.
Born: 1623 - Died: 1662
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable. A tree does not know itself to be miserable.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

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"The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable. A tree does not know itself to be miserable. It is then being miserable to know oneself to be miserable; but it is also being great to know that one is miserable."

Source: Pensées

Wikisource - Pascal - Pensées (fr)

Translation

(French, German)

L'homme est si grand, que sa grandeur paraît même en ce qu'il se connaît misérable. Un arbre ne se connaît pas misérable.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

Der Mensch ist so groß, dass seine Größe sich selbst darin zeigt, dass er sein Elend erkennt. Ein Baum erkennt nicht sein Elend.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

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