They have a secret instinct which impels them to seek amusement and occupation abroad, and which arises from the sense of their constant unhappiness. They have another secret instinct, a remnant of the greatness of our original nature, which teaches them that happiness in reality consists only in rest and not in stir.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "They have a secret instinct which impels them to seek amusement and occupation abroad, and which arises from the sense of their constant unhappiness. They have another secret instinct, a remnant of the greatness of our original nature, which teaches them that happiness in reality consists only in rest and not in stir." in the context of "Blaise Pascal, Pensées, W. F. Trotter, trans., #139 “Leisure”." to mean that wisdom is timeless.