Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those men in Washington.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Painting Quotes

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness......

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness......

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...

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

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

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

The property of power is to protect.

The property of power is to protect.

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

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...

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

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...

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

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...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

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...

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A...

The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst...

Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst...

Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and...

Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...