great, lofty, elevated, sublime. This destroys everything. I would call them ''low, common, familiar''''': these names suit it better; I hate such inflated expressions." - Meaning and context.">

'''One of the principal reasons that diverts those who are entering upon this knowledge so much from the true path which they should follow, is the fancy that they take at the outset that good things are inaccessible, giving them the name great, lofty, elevated, sublime. This destroys everything. I would call them ''low, common, familiar''''': these names suit it better; I hate such inflated expressions.

— Blaise Pascal

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "'''One of the principal reasons that diverts those who are entering upon this knowledge so much from the true path which they should follow, is the fancy that they take at the outset that good things are inaccessible, giving them the name great, lofty, elevated, sublime. This destroys everything. I would call them ''low, common, familiar''''': these names suit it better; I hate such inflated expressions." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Blaise Pascal

About Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.