People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

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...

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,...

Imagination decides everything.

Imagination decides everything.

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...

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.

Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

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...

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with...

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with...

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...

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...

Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without...

Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without...

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

I don't believe in destiny. What I do believe is that some things are unavoidable.

I don't believe in destiny. What I do believe is that some things are unavoidable.

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...