Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can kee…

Blaise Pascal
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Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire them. ✨ Blaise Pascal (2007). Thoughts, p.125, Cosimo, Inc.
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