The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.
BLAISE PASCALWe like to be deceived.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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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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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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Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.
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Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits.
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Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.
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In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.
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There is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition.
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The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.
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If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.
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If I believe in God and life after death and you do not, and if there is no God, we both lose when we die. However, if there is a God, you still lose and I gain everything.
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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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Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.
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All our dignity lies in our thoughts.
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Imagination decides everything.
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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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