An idea from Pensées

People go to sea, go to war, and gamble their money away for one reason: they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber. Sitting still with nothing to do, you start to feel how weak and mortal you are. The busyness is there to keep that thought away.

From Pensées by Blaise Pascal

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