Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to...

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to...

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...

Without Jesus Christ man must be in vice and misery; with Jesus Christ man is...

Without Jesus Christ man must be in vice and misery; with Jesus Christ man is...

Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form...

Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form...

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...

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by...

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by...

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

Man's true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature; as, his true good being lost,...

Man's true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature; as, his true good being lost,...

How vain is painting, which is admired for reproducing the likeness of things whose originals...

How vain is painting, which is admired for reproducing the likeness of things whose originals...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master. When we disobey the latter we...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master. When we disobey the latter we...

Things have different qualities, and the soul different inclinations; for nothing is simple which is...

Things have different qualities, and the soul different inclinations; for nothing is simple which is...

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality...

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from...

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

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...

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

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.