People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
BLAISE PASCALThe heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of, We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
-
-
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of, We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart.
BLAISE PASCAL -
The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
BLAISE PASCAL -
All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.
BLAISE PASCAL -
It’s not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It’s those who write the songs.
BLAISE PASCAL -
In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Happiness is neither within us, nor without us. It is in the union of ourselves with God.
BLAISE PASCAL -
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.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
BLAISE PASCAL -
It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Most of man’s trouble comes from his inability to be still.
BLAISE PASCAL -
We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more than the search for truth.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
BLAISE PASCAL -
Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.
BLAISE PASCAL