“It is superstitious to put one's hope in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.” — Blaise Pascal Arrogant Copy Share Image
Education produces natural intuitions, and natural intuitions are erased by education. — Blaise Pascal Education Copy Share Image
“It is not the length of years but a multitude of generations that makes things obscure. For truth is only perverted when… — Blaise Pascal Change Copy Share Image
Christian piety annihilates the egoism of the heart; worldly politeness veils and represses it. — Blaise Pascal Christian Copy Share Image
“Jesus Christ is the god whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.” — Blaise Pascal Christ Copy Share Image
Those whom we call ancient were really new in all things, and properly constituted the infancy of mankind. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Seeing too much to deny and too little to be sure, I am in a state to be pitied. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Equality of possessions is no doubt right, but, as men could not make might obey right, they have made right obey might. — Blaise Pascal Doubt Copy Share Image
We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. When we think to attach ourselves to… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
If you believe in God you are at no disadvantage in this life, and at considerable advantage in the next. If you… — Blaise Pascal Advantage Copy Share Image
Without the knowledge of our wretchedness, the knowledge of God creates pride. With it, the knowledge of God creates despair. The knowledge… — Blaise Pascal Christ Copy Share Image
Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force. [Fr., La force est… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Let man then contemplate the whole of nature in her full and grand majesty... No idea approaches it. We may enlarge our… — Blaise Pascal Approach Copy Share Image
Things have different qualities, and the soul different inclinations; for nothing is simple which is presented to the soul, and the soul… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“La dernière chose qu'on trouve en faisant un ouvrage est de savoir celle qu'il faut mettre la première. ( The last thing… — Blaise Pascal Book Copy Share Image
We desire truth, and find within ourselves only uncertainty. We seek happiness, and find only misery and death. We cannot but desire… — Blaise Pascal Certainty Copy Share Image
We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral… — Blaise Pascal Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“ 'Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, and walk therein.' ” — Blaise Pascal Journey Copy Share Image
Le silence est la plus grande perse cution: jamais les saints ne se sont tus. Silence is the greatest of all persecutions:… — Blaise Pascal Persecution Copy Share Image
The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a little earth is thrown at last upon… — Blaise Pascal Actor Copy Share Image
“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“we would willingly be cowards in order to acquire the reputation of being brave.” — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own… — Blaise Pascal Sadness Copy Share Image
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just. — Blaise Pascal Justice Copy Share Image
All is one, all is different. How many natures exist in man? How many vocations? And by what chance does each man… — Blaise Pascal Chance Copy Share Image
“There are only two kinds of men: righteous men who believe themselves sinners; the rest, sinners, who believe themselves righteous - Pascal” — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
The sweetness of glory is so great that, join it to what we will, even to death, we love it. — Blaise Pascal Death Copy Share Image
If man should commence by studying himself, he would see how impossible it is to go further. — Blaise Pascal Education Copy Share Image
It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding, but the understanding through the heart — Blaise Pascal Divine Copy Share Image
Thought makes the whole dignity of man; therefore endeavor to think well, that is the only morality. — Blaise Pascal Character Copy Share Image
Death itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far… — Blaise Pascal Contemplation Copy Share Image
“I made this [letter] very long, because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter.” — Blaise Pascal Humor Copy Share Image
Why God has instituted Prayer:— To communicate to his creatures the dignity of causation. — Blaise Pascal Causality Copy Share Image
All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter. — Blaise Pascal Brevity Copy Share Image
“If our state were really happy, we should not need to take our minds off it in order to make ourselves happy.” — Blaise Pascal Distraction Copy Share Image
We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more… — Blaise Pascal Esteem Copy Share Image
The more intelligence one has, the more people one finds original. Commonplace people see no difference between men. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what… — Blaise Pascal Clarity Copy Share Image
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