"Man is a reed, nothing more, the weakest of nature - but a thinking reed. You don't need the whole universe to unite against it to crush it: a little mist, a single drop of water is enough to kill it. But a thinking reed. Even if he were trampled by all, he would still be nobler than his murderer, for he knows that he will die; however, the universe has no idea how much stronger it is than him.
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Blaise PascalAll Translations
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Man is a reed, nothing more, the weakest of nature - but a thinking reed. You don't need the whole universe to unite against it to crush it: a little mist, a single drop of water is enough to kill it. But a thinking reed. Even if he were trampled by all, he would still be nobler than his murderer, for he knows that he will die; however, the universe has no idea how much stronger it is than him.
""Nádszál az ember, semmi több, a természet leggyengébbike - de gondolkodó nádszál. Nem kell az egész világmindenségnek összefognia ellene, hogy összezúzza: egy kis pára, egyetlen csepp víz elegendő hozzá, hogy megölje. De gondolkodó nádszál. Még ha eltaposná is a mindenség, akkor is nemesebb lenne, mint a gyilkosa, mert ő tudja, hogy meghal; a mindenség azonban nem is sejti, hogy mennyivel erősebb nála."