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Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.

Blaise Pascal

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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Attraction Belief People
The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.
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Discover Intelligence Men Reality
How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!
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Heart Hollow Men
I bring you the gift of these four words: I believe in you.
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Believe Gift Myself
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
What a vast difference there is between knowing God and loving Him.
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Difference God Himself Love
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
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Greatness Lying Man Power
The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble.
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Affection Ocean Pebble
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
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Humble Humility People Praise Thinking
Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.
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Fear Yourself
Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men’s souls, and a beautiful image it is.
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Beautiful Hurt Kindness Lips Nature
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
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Easy Evil Infinite
All the maxims have been written. It only remains to put them into practice.
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Practice Writing
It’s not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It’s those who write the songs.
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Law Song Worth Writing
Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.
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God Happiness Ourselves Spiritual
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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