Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind...

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind...

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

Imagination decides everything

Imagination decides everything

Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us...

Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us...

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what...

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what...

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in...

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in...

The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith...

The longer I live, the more faith I have in Providence, and the less faith...