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.
BLAISE PASCALJustice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!
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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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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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All the trouble in the world is due to the fact that man cannot sit still in a room.
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All our dignity lies in our thoughts.
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If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.
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Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.
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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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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.
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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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Don’t try to add more years to your life. Better add more life to your years.
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I bring you the gift of these four words: I believe in you.
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Man is obviously made for thinking. Therein lies all his dignity and his merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought.
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Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
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Wisdom leads us back to childhood.
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