Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

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...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

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If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

The only shame is to have none.

The only shame is to have none.

Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches,...

Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches,...

The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of...

The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for...

A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for...

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

Ignorance is not so damnable as humbug, but when it prescribes pills it may happen...

In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In...

In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In...