The property of power is to protect.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and...

We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and...

The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things...

The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least...

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows...

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can...

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can...

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....

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

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....

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant....

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is...

Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is...

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?

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...

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be...

Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without...

Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without...

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...

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 gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.

Love is a friendhip with erotic moments.

Love is a friendhip with erotic moments.