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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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It's not good to be too free. It's not good to have everything one wants.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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Neither contradiction is an indication of falsehood, nor the lack of contradiction is an indication of truth.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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They say that habit is a second nature. Who knows, however, if nature is not first a habit.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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The art of persuasion consists as much in pleasing as in convincing; since men are governed more by whim than by reason.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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The world is full of good maxims; it only lacks applying them.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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In religions it is necessary to be sincere; true pagans, true Jews, true Christians.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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The best books are those that those who read them believe they could have written them too.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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The first effect of love is to inspire great respect; one feels veneration for the beloved.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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Men believe they are sincerely seeking rest, when in reality they are only seeking agitation.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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A man's virtue should not be measured by his efforts, but by his everyday deeds.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

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Few friendships would remain in this world if one knew what their friend says about them in their absence, even if their words were sincere and unemotional.

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini

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The best of life is the past, the present, and the future.