So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and…

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by...

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find...

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find...

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as...

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as...

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to...

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...

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a...

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....

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all...

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all...

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness