The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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...

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

We never, then, love a person, but only qualities

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

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...

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...

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...

A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.

A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.

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...

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

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...

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...

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...

If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is...

If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is...

The sum of a man's problems come from his inability to be alone in a...

The sum of a man's problems come from his inability to be alone in a...

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...

Have I done anything for society? I have then done more for myself. Let that...

Have I done anything for society? I have then done more for myself. Let that...

False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as...

False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as...