Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Habit Quotes

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

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

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...

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

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...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a...

All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a...

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.

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

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...

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith...

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith...

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...

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...