Blaise Pascal Quotes
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Equality of possessions is no doubt right, but, as men could not make might obey right, they have made right obey might.
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Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.
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When I have occasionally set myself to consider the different distractions of men, the pains and perils to which they expose themselves I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.
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There is no arena in which vanity displays itself under such a variety of forms as in conversation.
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Thinking too little about things or thinking too much both make us obstinate and fanatical.
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Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
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Il n'y a que deux sortes d'hommes: les uns justes, qui se croient pe cheurs; les autres pe cheurs, qui se croient justes. There are only two types of people: the virtuous who believe themselves to be sinners and the sinners who believe themselves to be virtuous.
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I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.
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Il est non seulement impossible, mais inutile de conna|"tre Dieu sans Je sus-Christ. It is not only impossible, but also useless to recognize God without Jesus.
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There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.
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To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.
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Discourses on humility are a source of pride in the vain and of humility in the humble.
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Silence is the greatest persecution; never do the saints keep themselves silent.
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The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.
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Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ who dwells in thee.
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We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it.
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To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity.
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There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they think of without that warmth.
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Rivers are highways that move on and bear us whither we wish to go.
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The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
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In proportion as our own mind is enlarged we discover a greater number of men of originality. Commonplace people see no difference between one man and another.
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When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true.
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All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.
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Our own interests are still an exquisite means for dazzling our eyes agreeably.