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  • In order to enter into a real knowledge of your condition, consider it in this image: A man was cast by a tempest upon an unknown island, the inhabitants of which were in trouble to find
    their king, who was lost; and having a strong resemblance both in form and face to this king, he was taken for him, and acknowledged in this capacity by all the people.

    Blaise Pascal (2007). “Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, Letters, and Minor Works”, p.382, Cosimo, Inc.