Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

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...

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

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...

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...

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...

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no...

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no...

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...

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but...

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends...

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends...

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it...

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

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...

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

Only God can judge him, only he without sin can tell me if my means...

Only God can judge him, only he without sin can tell me if my means...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...