Blaise Pascal Quotes

The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble.

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

If you do not love too much, you do not love enough.

If you want others to have a good opinion of you, say nothing.

How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!

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.

Good deeds, when concealed, are the most admirable.

Having been unable to strengthen justice, we have justified strength.

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.

It’s not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It’s those who write the songs.