"The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be miserable."
This brings me back to Descarte's "I think; therefore I am."
Throughout the passage, Pascal continues to confuse me on what exactly his point is here... While he is saying that we are just small pieces of an infinite universe, he also states that we are a big piece of a smaller picture. Almost like we are a happy medium between Angels and "brutes." Pascal believes that we must not equate ourselves with Angels, but we shouldn't lower ourselves to the nature of uncivilized people. He states that we as humans are curious as to our nature and where we come from, but we can never truly know that answer because we don't even understand ourselves yet or even other people around us. We must have faith in God, who knows all and be content with not knowing.
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