If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles!

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it...

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

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.

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be...

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality...

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality...

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.

If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.