Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
BLAISE PASCALThere is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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All the trouble in the world is due to the fact that man cannot sit still in a room.
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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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All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice.
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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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Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
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What a vast difference there is between knowing God and loving Him.
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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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Great and small suffer the same mishaps.
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Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.
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Imagination decides everything.
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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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The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.
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The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble.
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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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Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
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Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
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People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
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Having been unable to strengthen justice, we have justified strength.
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If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.
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The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.
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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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I bring you the gift of these four words: I believe in you.
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Human life is thus only an endless illusion. Men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does when we are gone. Society is based on mutual hypocrisy.
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