Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Humility Quotes

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a...

The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a...

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 knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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....

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.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

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...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

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,...

It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true...

It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true...

Imagination decides everything

Imagination decides everything

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on...

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on...

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

Good God! How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage?...

Good God! How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage?...

Let our friends perish, provided our enemies fall along with them.

Let our friends perish, provided our enemies fall along with them.