Posted by dean on December 31, 2000 at 00:42:59:
man would fain be great and sees that he is little;would fain be happy and sees that he is miserable;would fain be perfect and sees that he is full of imperfections;would fain be the oject of love and esteem of men,and sees that his faults merit only their aversion and contempt.the emberrassment werein he finds himself produces in him the most unjust and criminal passion imaginable,for he conseives a mortal hatred against that truth which blames him and convinces him of his faults.
-Pascal