Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

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...

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

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 gospel to me is simply irresistible.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

Brave deeds are wasted when hidden

Brave deeds are wasted when hidden

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

The only shame is to have none.

The only shame is to have none.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

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...

Mathematicians, who are only mathematicians, have exact minds, provided all things are explained to them...

Mathematicians, who are only mathematicians, have exact minds, provided all things are explained to them...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

I don't believe in mathematics.

I don't believe in mathematics.