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Blaise Pascal Quotes: The mind naturally makes progress, and the will naturally clings to objects; so that for want of right objects, it will attach itself to wrong ones.
         

The mind naturally makes progress, and the will naturally clings to objects; so that for want of right objects, it will attach itself to wrong ones.


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This page presents the quote "The mind naturally makes progress, and the will naturally clings to objects; so that for want of right objects, it will attach itself to wrong ones.". Author of this quote is Blaise Pascal. This quote is about progress, mind, want, objects,.