Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it reasons, and calls this nature necessity, and can believe nothing else.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

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

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

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

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...

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

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

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...

The only shame is to have none.

The only shame is to have none.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

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...

The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a...

The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which is everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which is everything in this...

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...

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.

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

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...

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

My mind tells me to give up, but my heart won't let me.

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood