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Quote by Blaise Pascal

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I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

How vain is painting, which is admired for reproducing the likeness of things whose originals...

How vain is painting, which is admired for reproducing the likeness of things whose originals...

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

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.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what...

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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

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

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...

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,...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...