| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 43676 |
| QUOTATION: | The heart has its reasons which reason does not know. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French mathematician, scientist, philosopher. Pensées, no. 423, p. 259, Selections, ed. R.H. Popkin, Macmillan, New York (1989).
The Pensées are diverse writings and notes that Pascal left at the time of his death. They are the classic presentation of his ideas. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Pascal Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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