The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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...

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves.

We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves.

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...

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Men blaspheme what they do not know.

Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form...

Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

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 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...

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...

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so...

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so...

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....

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine...

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine...

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...

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...

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...

We have limited knowledge, or else science and philosophy would not be necessary.

We have limited knowledge, or else science and philosophy would not be necessary.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...