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

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Topics: Truth Quotes

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because...

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be...

I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

Sleep, you say, is the image of death; for my part I say that it...

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...

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his...

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

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.

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...

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...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love...

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which...

Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which...

I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding....

I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding....

Just bought dinner for a homeless man. I've never felt more appreciation from a stranger...

Just bought dinner for a homeless man. I've never felt more appreciation from a stranger...

Reason speaks and feeling bites

Reason speaks and feeling bites