blaise pascal...

... he is a philosopher, which, for some reason, i thought of, and his collection of random thoughts, called 'pensee', which means 'thoughts' in french (published 1660). he had a very negative view of man, as you will read. here are some of his interesting thoughts (#172 is a famous one, sobering one too):

#44 - "Do you wish people to believe good of you? Don't speak." (but he didnt say 'dont type')

#80 - "How comes it that a cripple does not offend us, but that a fool does? Because a cripple recognises that we walk straight, whereas a fool declares that it is we who are silly; if it were not so, we should feel pity and not anger."

#100 - "...Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognise them...". (this doesnt pertain to me, im perfect)

#130 - "Restlessness.--If a soldier, or labourer, complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing." (i wish my formators would do this for me)

#153 - "Pride, ...we even lose our life with joy, provided people talk of it."

#172. "We do not rest satisfied with the present... For the present is generally painful to us...Let each one examine his thoughts, and he will find them all occupied with the past and the future. The present is never our end. The past and the present are our means; the future alone is our end...as we are always preparing to be happy, it is inevitable we should never be so. (what am i having for breakfast tomorrow...?)

any thoughts? (yes, you!)