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---- arises from loss of occupation, 40

Well dressed, not altogether foolish to be, 70

Wicked, the, reasoning of, in the Book of Wisdom, 240

---- prove the corruption of human nature by their conduct, 191

---- who profess to follow reason, 211

Will, difference between the actions of the, and other actions, 129

---- is depraved in wishing for the love of others, 239

---- self, we must renounce it in order to be happy, 240

---- of God, we should judge of what is good or bad according to the,
244

---- one of the principal organs of belief, 307

Wine, too much and too little, 29

Wisdom, greatness of, invisible to the carnal, 227

---- God alone gives, 243

Words, meaning changes according to the, 129

World, vanity of the, 48

---- judges things rightly, 83

---- avoids thinking of what it does not choose to think about, 102

---- indicates the presence of a God who hides himself, 209

---- would not exist without Jesus Christ, 226

---- difference in living according to the, and to God, 248

---- is full of good maxims, we only need their right application, 314

Worshippers, unknown, 280

Worthlessness of man, 13

Xerxes, 144

Zeal of the Jewish people, 122

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
One superscript was converted to lowercase '23rd'.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, misspelling by the author,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, has been retained. For example,
infinites, infinities; premiss; any thing, anything; every body,
everybody.

p. v 'General Introduction 3' inserted in the ToC.
p. 23 'flies us' replaced by 'flies from us'.
p. 36 'face themselves' replaced by 'face they themselves'.
p. 36 'superintendant' replaced by 'superintendent'.
p. 39 'any thing thing else' replaced by 'any thing else'.
p. 51 'outvieing' replaced by 'outvying'.
p. 71 'people is' replaced by 'people are'.
p. 112 'have gained' replaced by 'has gained'.
p. 122 'people was' replaced by 'people were'.
p. 127 'De Cultu fæmin.' replaced by De Cultu femin.'
p. 172 'though his son' replaced by 'through his son'.
p. 227 'artizan' replaced by 'artisan'.
p. 246 'if be alike' replaced by 'if it be alike'.
p. 319 Note for 'P. 12' moved after note for 'P. 11'.
p. 322 'Ecclus.' replaced by 'Eccles.'.
p. 333 Note for 'P. 238'; 'principalment' replaced by 'principalement'.
p. 338 Note for 'P. 304'; accents added to répand, ténèbres and
répandre.
p. 338 Note for 'P. 309'; 'Discours sur la Méthode' replaced by
'Discours de la Méthode'.

INDEX:
Two entries for 'Chances, doctrine of' combined into one.
Entry for 'Heresies'; 'tha way' replaced by 'the way'.
Entry for 'Laws'; 'isngle' replaced by 'single'.
Entry for 'Man cannot bear'; 'depised' replaced by 'despised'.
Entry for 'Thamar'; refers to 'Tamar' in the text.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal, by Blaise Pascal

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