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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There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and...

There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and...

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...

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

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

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and...

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not...

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by...

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by...

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

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...

However vast a man's spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion

However vast a man's spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

The knowledge of God without that of man's misery causes pride. The knowledge of man's...

The knowledge of God without that of man's misery causes pride. The knowledge of man's...

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...

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

The only shame is to have none

The only shame is to have none

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...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to...

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind...

Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind...

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is but the surface.