The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

We never love a person, but only qualities.

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what...

Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what...

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing....

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

Curiosity is only in vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk....

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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...

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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...

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...

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...

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but...

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but...

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...