Quote by Blaise Pascal Download Open image ““Consequences must outweigh probabilities”” — Blaise Pascal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Reflect on death as in Jesus Christ, not as without Jesus Christ. Without Jesus Christ it is dreadful, it is alarming, it is the… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
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Vanity is illustrated in the cause and effect of love, as in the case of Cleopatra. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
