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?
BLAISE PASCALThe supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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If you do not love too much, you do not love enough.
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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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Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
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We never love a person, but only qualities.
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Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen.
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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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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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All our dignity lies in our thoughts.
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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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Mutual cheating is the foundation of society.
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Having been unable to strengthen justice, we have justified strength.
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The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.
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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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All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling.
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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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