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Blaise Pascal

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

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Blaise Pascal is saying that our minds tend to focus on what has already happened or what might happen later, rather than what is happening right now. This means we rarely stay fully present because we are caught up in memories or expectations.

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