The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.
BLAISE PASCALThere are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.
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Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
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We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more than the search for truth.
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Faith is a gift of God.
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All our dignity lies in our thoughts.
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Plurality which is not reduced to unity is confusion; unity which does not depend on plurality is tyranny.
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We like to be deceived.
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Most of man’s trouble comes from his inability to be still.
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Happiness can be found neither in ourselves nor in external things, but in God and in ourselves as united to him.
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Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.
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Mankind suffers from two excesses: to exclude reason, and to live by nothing but reason.
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Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.
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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.
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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?
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The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.
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