Blaise Pascal
View AuthorWho feels unhappy for not being a king, but a dethroned king?
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorCan there be anything more ridiculous than the claim that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of the water and his prince has a quarrel with mine, even though I have no quarrel with him?
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorKnow that man infinitely surpasses man.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorFor those who only desire to see, there is enough light; but for those with an opposite disposition, there is always enough darkness.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorIt's not good to be too free. It's not good to have everything one wants.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorNeither contradiction is an indication of falsehood, nor the lack of contradiction is an indication of truth.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorThey say that habit is a second nature. Who knows, however, if nature is not first a habit.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorThe art of persuasion consists as much in pleasing as in convincing; since men are governed more by whim than by reason.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorThe world is full of good maxims; it only lacks applying them.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorIn religions it is necessary to be sincere; true pagans, true Jews, true Christians.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorThe best books are those that those who read them believe they could have written them too.
Blaise Pascal
View AuthorThe first effect of love is to inspire great respect; one feels veneration for the beloved.