It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery,...

If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery,...

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

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

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...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

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...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

Imagination decides everything

Imagination decides everything

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

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...

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy,...

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy,...