Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Blaise Pascal Quotes

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...

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...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

The self is hateful.

The self is hateful.

I cannot forgive Descartes. In all his philosophy he would have been quite willing to...

I cannot forgive Descartes. In all his philosophy he would have been quite willing to...

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...

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I...

Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I...

Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still...

Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still...

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

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...

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...

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the...

Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the...

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...

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...

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

The only shame is to have none.

The only shame is to have none.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.