Quotation by

Blaise Pascal

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

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Pascal is saying that our behavior and beliefs are shaped by habits and traditions we follow naturally. He suggests that what we consider basic truths or principles are actually just ideas we accept because they have become customary.

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