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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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...

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...

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...

The property of power is to protect.

The property of power is to protect.

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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by...

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by...

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...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

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...

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought...

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought...

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...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

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...

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Imagination decides everything

Imagination decides everything

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...

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Personality is only ripe when a man has made the truth his own.

Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us,...

Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us,...