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The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

Blaise Pascal

Most of man’s trouble comes from his inability to be still.
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Ability Men Trouble
We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in the eyes of other people and to seem different from what we actually are.
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Eyes People Reality Satisfaction
Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
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Divine Human Love Religion
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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Accomplishment Character Kindness
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of, We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart.
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Heart Reason Truth
The Christian religion teaches me two points-that there is a God whom men can know, and that their nature is so corrupt that they are unworthy of Him.
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God Men Nature Religion Worth
There 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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Deep Human Live Men Sin Thinking
One-half of the ills of life come because men are unwilling to sit down quietly for thirty minutes to think through all the possible consequences of their acts.
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Act Life Men Possible Spiritual Thinking
If you want to be a real seeker of truth, you need to, at least once in your lifetime, doubt in, as much as it’s possible, in everything.
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Doubt Life Need Possible Reality
Having been unable to strengthen justice, we have justified strength.
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Justice Strength
How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!
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Heart Hollow Men
In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.
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Beautiful Difficult Hard Time Heart Time
Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.
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Greatness Misery Ourselves
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
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Humble Humility People Praise Thinking
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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Crime Destroy Peace Truth
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
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Evil Inspirational Religious Sad

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