Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Blaise Pascal Quotes

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

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...

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without...

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

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...

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...

The property of power is to protect.

The property of power is to protect.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on...

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

Without Jesus Christ man must be in vice and misery; with Jesus Christ man is...

Without Jesus Christ man must be in vice and misery; with Jesus Christ man is...

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force...

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but...

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but...

We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent...

We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent...

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future...

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future...

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is but the surface.