Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not having revealed so much of Himself; and you will also give Him thanks for not having revealed Himself to haughty sages, unworthy to know so…

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine...

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine...

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

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...

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

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...

The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of...

The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of...

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.

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...

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

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...

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.