People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have t…

Blaise Pascal
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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others. ✨ Blaise Pascal (2007). Thoughts, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.
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