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

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Faith Quotes, Gifts Quotes

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.

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

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.

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...

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...

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find...

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find...

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....

If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery,...

If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery,...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

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...

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

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

The property of power is to protect.

The property of power is to protect.

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

However vast a man's spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion

However vast a man's spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion

Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that...

Our passions are the winds that propel our vessel. Our reason is the pilot that...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...