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Blaise Pascal Quotes

We are so presumptuous that we should like to be known all over the world, even by people who will only come when we are no more. Such is our vanity that the good opinion of half a dozen of the people around us gives us pleasure and satisfaction Picture Quote #1

All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth Picture Quote #1

The art of revolutionizing and overturning states is to undermine established customs, by going back to their origin, in order to mark their want of justice Picture Quote #1

All of our dignity consists in thought. Let us endeavor then to think well; this is the principle of morality Picture Quote #1

To deny, to believe, and to doubt well are to a man as the race is to a horse Picture Quote #1

When we see an effect happen always in the same manner, we infer that it takes place by a natural necessity; as, for instance, that the sun will rise to morrow; but nature often deceives us, and will not submit to its own rules Picture Quote #1

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The secrets of nature are concealed; her agency is perpetual, but we do not always discover its effects; time reveals them from age to age; and although she is always the same in herself, she is not always equally well known Picture Quote #1

We do not worry about being respected in towns through which we pass. But if we are going to remain in one for a certain time, we do worry. How long does this time have to be? Picture Quote #1

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause Picture Quote #1

Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the truth discover it Picture Quote #1

The sum of a man’s problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room Picture Quote #1

All men have happiness as their object: there is no exception. However different the means they employ, they all aim at the same end Picture Quote #1

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Our achievements of today are but the sum total of our thoughts of yesterday. You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you Picture Quote #1

Look somewhere else for someone who can follow you in your researches about numbers. For my part, I confess that they are far beyond me, and I am competent only to admire them Picture Quote #1

All sorrow has its root in man’s inability to sit quiet in a room by himself Picture Quote #1

Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I who write this have the same desire, as perhaps those who read this have also Picture Quote #1

We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in the eyes of other people and to seem different from what we actually are Picture Quote #1

All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber Picture Quote #1

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I condemn equally those who choose to praise man, those who choose to condemn him and those who choose to divert themselves, and I can only approve of those who seek with groans Picture Quote #1

Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits Picture Quote #1

A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once Picture Quote #1

We run heedlessly into the abyss after putting something in front of us to stop us from seeing it Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

Being unable to cure death, wretchedness, and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things Picture Quote #1

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Who can doubt that we exist only to love? Disguise it, in fact, as we will, we love without intermission... We live not a moment exempt from its influence Picture Quote #1

When everyone is moving towards depravity, no one seems to be moving, but if someone stops he shows up the others who are rushing on, by acting as a fixed point Picture Quote #1

It’s not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It’s those who write the songs Picture Quote #1

I cannot judge my work while I am doing it. I have to do as painters do, stand back and view it from a distance, but not too great a distance. How great? Guess Picture Quote #1

Our notion of symmetry is derived form the human face. Hence, we demand symmetry horizontally and in breadth only, not vertically nor in depth Picture Quote #1

Let no one say that I have said nothing new... the arrangement of the subject is new. When we play tennis, we both play with the same ball, but one of us places it better Picture Quote #1

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We are so presumptuous that we should like to be known all over the world, even by people who will only come when we are no more. Such is our vanity that the good opinion of half a dozen of the people around us gives us pleasure and satisfaction (Blaise Pascal Quotes) All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth (Blaise Pascal Quotes) The art of revolutionizing and overturning states is to undermine established customs, by going back to their origin, in order to mark their want of justice (Blaise Pascal Quotes) All of our dignity consists in thought. Let us endeavor then to think well; this is the principle of morality (Blaise Pascal Quotes) To deny, to believe, and to doubt well are to a man as the race is to a horse (Blaise Pascal Quotes) When we see an effect happen always in the same manner, we infer that it takes place by a natural necessity; as, for instance, that the sun will rise to morrow; but nature often deceives us, and will not submit to its own rules (Blaise Pascal Quotes) The secrets of nature are concealed; her agency is perpetual, but we do not always discover its effects; time reveals them from age to age; and although she is always the same in herself, she is not always equally well known (Blaise Pascal Quotes) We do not worry about being respected in towns through which we pass. But if we are going to remain in one for a certain time, we do worry. How long does this time have to be? (Blaise Pascal Quotes) It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Reason is the slow and torturous method by which those who do not know the truth discover it (Blaise Pascal Quotes) The sum of a man’s problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room (Blaise Pascal Quotes) All men have happiness as their object: there is no exception. However different the means they employ, they all aim at the same end (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Our achievements of today are but the sum total of our thoughts of yesterday. You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Look somewhere else for someone who can follow you in your researches about numbers. For my part, I confess that they are far beyond me, and I am competent only to admire them (Blaise Pascal Quotes) All sorrow has its root in man’s inability to sit quiet in a room by himself (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Those who write against vanity want the glory of having written well, and their readers the glory of reading well, and I who write this have the same desire, as perhaps those who read this have also (Blaise Pascal Quotes) We are not satisfied with real life; we want to live some imaginary life in the eyes of other people and to seem different from what we actually are (Blaise Pascal Quotes) All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber (Blaise Pascal Quotes) I condemn equally those who choose to praise man, those who choose to condemn him and those who choose to divert themselves, and I can only approve of those who seek with groans (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can only go so far, but faith has no limits (Blaise Pascal Quotes) A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once (Blaise Pascal Quotes) We run heedlessly into the abyss after putting something in front of us to stop us from seeing it (Blaise Pascal Quotes) 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! (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Being unable to cure death, wretchedness, and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Who can doubt that we exist only to love? Disguise it, in fact, as we will, we love without intermission... We live not a moment exempt from its influence (Blaise Pascal Quotes) When everyone is moving towards depravity, no one seems to be moving, but if someone stops he shows up the others who are rushing on, by acting as a fixed point (Blaise Pascal Quotes) It’s not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It’s those who write the songs (Blaise Pascal Quotes) I cannot judge my work while I am doing it. I have to do as painters do, stand back and view it from a distance, but not too great a distance. How great? Guess (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Our notion of symmetry is derived form the human face. Hence, we demand symmetry horizontally and in breadth only, not vertically nor in depth (Blaise Pascal Quotes) Let no one say that I have said nothing new... the arrangement of the subject is new. When we play tennis, we both play with the same ball, but one of us places it better (Blaise Pascal Quotes)

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