Pensées

[ pahn-seyz, pahn-; French pahn-sey ]

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noun

a collection of notes, essays, etc., dealing with religious and philosophical matters by Blaise Pascal, published posthumously in 1670.

Pensées

A set of reflections on religion by Blaise Pascal ( pensées is French for “thoughts”). This work contains the famous statement “The heart has its reasons that reason does not know.”

Pensées secrettes et observations critiques attribuées à feu M. de Saint-Hyacinthe, Londres, 1749.

Ils n'employent les paroles qué pour déguiser leurs pensées.

See the famous calculus applied to the immortality of the soul, Des Pensées de Pascal, vol.

Bayle's peculiar vein of research and skill in discussion first appeared in his "Pensées sur la Comète."

We lent him Les Pensées de Pascal which we judged would be useful to him.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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