Pensées

[ pahn-seyz, pahn-; French pahn-sey ]

noun

1. a collection of notes, essays, etc., dealing with religious and philosophical matters by Blaise Pascal, published posthumously in 1670.

Pensées

1. A set of reflections on religion by Blaise Pascal ( pensées is French for “thoughts”). This work contains the famous statement “The heart has its reasons that reason does not know.”

Example Sentences

The 'Pensees Philosophiquiest' drew upon him some temporary inconvenience which had no disagreeable consequences.

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It is followed by a book much of the same size, by the same author, entitled, 'Suite des Pensees ingenieuses'.

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The allusion is to a passage in the philosopher's "Pensees."

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Poor Ophelia (in Hamlet) gives rosemary for remembrance, and pansies (pensees) for thoughts.

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The duke replied that 122 not one of them could hope to equal la dame des ses pensees, the beautiful Gabrielle D'Estrees.

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