The self is hateful.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A...

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A...

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves.

We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves.

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

The only shame is to have none

The only shame is to have none

Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is...

Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is...

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.

A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

Love, thou art absolute sole Lord Of life and death

Love, thou art absolute sole Lord Of life and death

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest...

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest...