In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Nothing gives us rest but the sincere search for truth

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which...

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which...

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

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...

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...

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

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

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

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

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.

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is but the surface.

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

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...

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

An open mind is all very well in its way, but it ought not to...

The rational mind of man is a shallow thing, a shore upon a continent of...

The rational mind of man is a shallow thing, a shore upon a continent of...