We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us seeing it.

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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...

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to...

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded...

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...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

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...

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...

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...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in...

The self is hateful.

The self is hateful.

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit...

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere

Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the...

Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the...

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...

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...

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends...

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends...

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he...