If a man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?
BLAISE PASCALPeople almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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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.
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There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
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The strength of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.
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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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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
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If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.
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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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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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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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Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.
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We like to be deceived.
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