We never love a person, but only qualities.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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You always admire what you really dont understand.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

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...

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

The power of man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by...

Mathematicians, who are only mathematicians, have exact minds, provided all things are explained to them...

Mathematicians, who are only mathematicians, have exact minds, provided all things are explained to them...

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from...

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious...

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

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?

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire...

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the...

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...

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...

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a...

People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a...

Having a bad day? Hold your hand over your heart; Feel that? That beating? That's...

Having a bad day? Hold your hand over your heart; Feel that? That beating? That's...