Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches, fall on removal of the trunk.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Vice Quotes

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...

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...

You always admire what you really dont understand.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed....

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed....

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

Instead of complaining that God had hidden Himself, you will give Him thanks for not...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were...

When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were...

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...

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

It has pleased God that divine verities should not enter the heart through the understanding,...

The only shame is to have none

The only shame is to have none

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and...

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and...

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

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...

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought...

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought...

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are,...

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are,...

They who increase knowledge, increase sorrow

They who increase knowledge, increase sorrow