black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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

Blaise Pascal

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
BLAISE PASCAL

Attraction Belief People
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
BLAISE PASCAL

Different Faith Gift God Human
All our dignity lies in our thoughts.
BLAISE PASCAL

Dignity Lying Thinking
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
BLAISE PASCAL

Creation God Man Spiritual
Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.
BLAISE PASCAL

Love Reason Understand
Everyone, without exception, is searching for happiness.
BLAISE PASCAL

Exception Happiness Search
Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.
BLAISE PASCAL

God Happiness Ourselves Spiritual
Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.
BLAISE PASCAL

Fear Yourself
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
BLAISE PASCAL

Humble Humility People Praise Thinking
How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!
BLAISE PASCAL

Heart Hollow Men
And is it not obvious that, just as it is a crime to disturb the peace when truth reigns, it is also a crime to remain at peace when the truth is being destroyed?
BLAISE PASCAL

Crime Destroy Peace Truth
The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble.
BLAISE PASCAL

Affection Ocean Pebble
The strength of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.
BLAISE PASCAL

Act Inspirational Strength Wisdom
Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
BLAISE PASCAL

Divine Human Love Religion
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
BLAISE PASCAL

Greatness Lying Man Power
Without Jesus Christ man must be in vice and misery with Jesus Christ man is free from vice and misery in Him is all our virtue and all our happiness. Apart from Him there is but vice, misery, darkness, death, despair.
BLAISE PASCAL

Darkness Death Men Vice Victory

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

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Blaise Pascal Quotes