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

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: God Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

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...

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

Two extremes: to exclude reason, to admit reason only.

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects.

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it...

As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it...

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics;...

Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics;...

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future...

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

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...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary...

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

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...

My mind is my own church.

My mind is my own church.

That thirst (for applause) if the last infirmity of noble minds, is also the first...

That thirst (for applause) if the last infirmity of noble minds, is also the first...