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

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Blaise Pascal Quotes

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him...

The property of power is to protect.

The property of power is to protect.

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in...

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it...

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it...

Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us...

Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us...

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...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

True nature being lost, everything becomes its own nature; as the true good being lost,...

The self is hateful.

The self is hateful.

If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order...

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, time, dimension. Thereupon it...

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as...

Men often take their imagination for their heart; and they believe they are converted as...

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...

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:...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...

Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

He that defers his charity until he is dead is, if a man weighs it...

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...

Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our Earth an Eden like the...

Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Make our Earth an Eden like the...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...