Blaise Pascal Quotes
1623–1662 France
Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.
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Also known as: Pascal, Blaise
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People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
Christian piety annihilates the egotism of the heart; worldly politeness veils and represses it.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it conscientiously.
Pensées (1669)
I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.
Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force.
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Our reason is always disappointed by the inconsistency of appearances.
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Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.
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The state of man is inconstancy, ennui, anxiety.
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
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Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces alarms me.
Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.
Pensées (1669)
Objection of atheists: "But we have no light."
To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.
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Curiosity is nothing more than vanity. More often than not we only seek knowledge to show it off.
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.
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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
Man holds an inward talk with his self alone, which it behooves him to regulate well.