Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
BLAISE PASCALWe like to be deceived.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.
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Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
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Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.
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All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.
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If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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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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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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Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries. Yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.
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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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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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When intuition and logic agree, you are always right.
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Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.
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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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Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
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Man’s sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.
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How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!
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I rather live as if God exists to find out that He doesn’t than live as if he doesn’t exist to find out He does.
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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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Imagination decides everything.
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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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Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.
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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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Good deeds, when concealed, are the most admirable.
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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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Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.
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Wisdom leads us back to childhood.
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