Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.
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Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Once you learn a significant truth, your understanding and perspective are forever changed.
This quote by Blaise Pascal suggests that profound truths have the power to expand our consciousness and awareness. Once we grasp a deeper understanding of reality, we cannot revert to our previous, more limited perspective; we are transformed by the knowledge we acquire.
Themes
TruthKnowledgeUnderstandingTransformationWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about personal growth.
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