Law, without force, is impotent.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

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...

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

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...

All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a...

All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a...

As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it...

As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it...

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

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...

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

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...

Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.

Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your...

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your...

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

The goodness of the true pun is in direct ratio to its intolerability

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His...

To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His...