Mankind suffers from two excesses: to exclude reason, and to live by nothing but reason.
BLAISE PASCALFaith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits.
More Blaise Pascal Quotes
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The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.
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Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.
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Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.
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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
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In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.
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If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.
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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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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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Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
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I bring you the gift of these four words: I believe in you.
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Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
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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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Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your power; And little things as though they were great, since I do them in your name!
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We never love a person, but only qualities.
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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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