We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and d…

Blaise Pascal
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We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves. ✨ Blaise Pascal (2010). Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works, p.127, Cosimo, Inc.
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