There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinn…

Blaise Pascal
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There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous. ✨ Blaise Pascal (1966). Pascal Pensées, Penguin Classics
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There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous. ✨ Blaise Pascal (1966). Pascal Pensées, Penguin Classics

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