Inspiring Quotes by Blaise Pascal - Page 2

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Small: It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love so that, for want of true objects, they must at
"It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false"
Small: It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not exist
"It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not exist"
Small: It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms
"It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer"
Small: In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who dont
"In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't"
Small: In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it af
"In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious"
Small: Imagination disposes of everything it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this wor
"Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world"
Small: I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought he would be a s
"I can well conceive a man without hands, feet, head. But I cannot conceive man without thought; he would be a stone or a brute"
Small: Human beings must be known to be loved but Divine beings must be loved to be known
"Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known"
Small: He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to Gods providence to lead him arigh
"He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright"
Small: Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us
"Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us"
Small: Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back
"Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back"
Small: Faith is different from proof the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God
"Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God"
Small: Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and no
"Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them"
Small: Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other
"Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other"
Small: Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see it is above, not agains
"Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them"
Small: All mens miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone
"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone"
Small: All human evil comes from a single cause, mans inability to sit still in a room
"All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room"
Small: A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us
"A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us"
Small: Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them no art can keep or acquire them
"Chance gives rise to thoughts, and chance removes them; no art can keep or acquire them"
Small: Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a rive
"Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?"
Small: Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world
"Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world"
Small: Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its t
"Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists"
Small: Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree
"Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree"
Small: As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it into their heads, in order t
"As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it into their heads, in order to be happy, not to think of them at all"
Small: If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world
"If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world"
Small: People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which
"People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others"
Small: If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future
"If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future"
Small: Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed
"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed"
Small: The strength of a mans virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts
"The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts"
Small: Evil is easy, and has infinite forms
"Evil is easy, and has infinite forms"
Small: Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works des
"Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them"
Small: Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts
"Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts"
Small: Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason
"Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason"
Small: Do you wish people to think well of you? Dont speak well of yourself
"Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself"
Small: Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions desire causes our voluntary acts, force our
"Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary"
Small: Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
"Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?"
Small: Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth give him too much, the same
"Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him too much, the same"
Small: The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter
"The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter"
Small: The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a little earth is thrown at last upon ou
"The last act is bloody, however pleasant all the rest of the play is: a little earth is thrown at last upon our head, and that is the end forever"
Small: I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world
"I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world"
Small: Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot kn
"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it"
Small: The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion
"The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion"
Small: Love has reasons which reason cannot understand
"Love has reasons which reason cannot understand"
Small: If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists
"If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists"
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