If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is a terrible one to live an evil life, while believing in God

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Evil Quotes, God Quotes, Living Quotes

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

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...

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...

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so...

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so...

A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.

A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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...

Imagination decides everything.

Imagination decides everything.

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.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.