Blaise Pascal Quotes About Writing
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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 have the same desire, as perhaps those who read this have also.
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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 read them.
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Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless.
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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 think of without that warmth.
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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.
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If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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Vanity is so anchored in the heart of man that a soldier, a soldier's servant, a cook, a porter brags and wishes to have his admirers. Even philosophers wish for them. Those who write against vanity want to have the glory of having written well; and those who read it desire the glory of having read it. I who write this have perhaps this desire, and perhaps those who will read it.
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When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
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The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
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It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs.
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