The sum of a man's problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is but the surface.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.

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...

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....

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

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...

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than...

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

The gospel to me is simply irresistible.

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...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come...

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

It is a strange and long war, the war that violence is forever waging against...

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without...

If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master. When we disobey the latter we...

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master. When we disobey the latter we...

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with...

There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with...

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...

I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man...