No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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...

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

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

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Imagination decides everything.

Imagination decides everything.

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to...

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,...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

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...

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...

What is man in nature? Nothing in relation to the infinite, all in relation to...

What is man in nature? Nothing in relation to the infinite, all in relation to...

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

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....

The self is hateful.

The self is hateful.

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no...

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no...

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it,...

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common...

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common...

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be...

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be...

I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but...

I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...

These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at...