Quote by Blaise Pascal

Those great spiritual efforts, which the soul sometimes assays, are things on which it does not lay hold. It only leaps to them, not as upon a throne, for ever, but merely for an instant.

Those great spiritual efforts, which the soul sometimes assa

Summary

This quote suggests that the soul occasionally makes immense spiritual endeavors, but these efforts are not something it can fully grasp or retain. Rather, it briefly embraces them like a fleeting moment, rather than a perpetual state of being. It implies that true spiritual experiences are ephemeral and beyond our complete control, and only accessible for brief periods of time.

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By Blaise Pascal

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