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

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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

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

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four...

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and...

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and...

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate,...

Vanity is but the surface.

Vanity is but the surface.

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness......

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness......

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of...

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...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Brave deeds are wasted when hidden

Brave deeds are wasted when hidden

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches,...

Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches,...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Let me be patient...let me be kind...make me unselfish, without being blind.

Let me be patient...let me be kind...make me unselfish, without being blind.

When you have the choice to be right or be kind, always choose being kind.

When you have the choice to be right or be kind, always choose being kind.

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I...

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I...

In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now...

In my youth there were words you couldn't say in front of a girl; now...