Pascal

On Philosophers:

The strength of a man 's virtues is not measure by his effort but by his ordinary life.

We do not display greatness by going to one extreme but in touching both at once.


Man's nature is not always to advance, it has its advances and retreats.
Fever has its cold and hot fits.

Learn about grammar is critical for writing.
I need to learn about grammar when reading.
Universal nouns: do not need an article.
Pay attention to Grammar now. It is time to improve my writing. I must be able to write big reports and get things right.
I could improve my listening and speaking with Stress. Now is time to improve Writing.
With Reading, I will need new words.

Grammar is so important in writing.
Man is neither angel nor brute. The unfortunate thing is he who would act the angel acts the brute.

The first thing in Grammar I must tackle: ARTICLE. Second thing: preposition.
What the Stoic propose is so difficult and foolish.


Memory is necessary for all the operations of reason.
You may be here tomorrow but your dream may not.
I hate anything useless. Any useless things must be hated.

Nothing is good but mediocrity.

We must have a fixed point in order to judge. That point is Reality.

Pascal is dialectics about contradiction, Yin Yang.

Scepticism: It is not certain is all is certain, to the glory of Scepticism


Dont trouble myself with Useless things, I have enough of it.
Respect for thoughts.
We are not miserable without feeling it. A ruined house is not miserable. Man only is miserable.

1.Greatness
Pursuit of glory. I want to pursue my potential. Useless is the biggest thing to prevent it.
2. Scepticism
3. Man
There is an internal war in man between reason and the passions.
If use plurals can have the if it is specific.

I always contradict him.
4. Contraries. Greatness and vileness