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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Born: Jun 19, 1623
Died: Aug 19, 1662
Faith God Man Men Nothing Truth
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Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back. Blaise Pascal
Few Back Says Would Knew Him His Friend Friendships Survive Behind Each Each One
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. Blaise Pascal
God Faith Heart Perceived Which Reason
If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy. Blaise Pascal
Happy Our Ourselves Would Seek Diversion Make Were Condition Truly Order
Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes its fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way. Blaise Pascal
Whatever Nothing Mediocrity Way Approved Beyond Majority Gets Established Either
To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher. Blaise Pascal
Time Philosopher Philosophy No Time True
I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal
Time Made Only Had Longer Make Because Than Usual Letter
Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world. Blaise Pascal
Me World Space Thought Universe Atom Comprehend Through Like Up Swallows
The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. Blaise Pascal
Strength Man Virtue Habitual His Should Measured Special Acts
Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world. Blaise Pascal
Life World Hell Only Between Heaven Which Us Thing
Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death. Blaise Pascal
Death Nature Rest Complete Our Consists Motion
We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. Blaise Pascal
Sail Sphere Drifting Uncertainty Vast Driven Within End Ever
The gospel to me is simply irresistible. Blaise Pascal
Me Simply Gospel Irresistible
Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. Blaise Pascal
Religion Hate Men Be True Despise True May Afraid
Imagination decides everything. Blaise Pascal
Imagination Everything Decide
The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it. Blaise Pascal
Great Soul Matter Feeling Lost Must Immortality About Indifferent Which Us Profoundly Consequence
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. Blaise Pascal
Words Arranged Effects Different Meaning Different Meaning Meanings Differently
Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world. Blaise Pascal
Happiness Justice World Beauty Imagination Everything Which Creates Dispose
Law, without force, is impotent. Blaise Pascal
Law Force Without
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care. Blaise Pascal
Entertainment Man Business Passion Care Rest Nothing Intolerable Without Being Fully
There are some who speak well and write badly. For the place and the audience warm them, and draw from their minds more than they think of without that warmth. Blaise Pascal
Speak Think Minds Draw Some More Write Badly Well Without Audience Than Place Them Warm Warmth Who
It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not exist. Blaise Pascal
God He Exist Should Incomprehensible
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. Blaise Pascal
Man Thought Would Would-Be Brute He Head Conceive Feet Well Without Hands Stone Cannot
The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason. Blaise Pascal
Nothing Recognize Beyond Infinity Which Reason Things Last
Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed. Blaise Pascal
Nature Man Thinking He Feeble Most Reed Thing
We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves. Blaise Pascal
Disguise Ourselves Only Both Conceal Falsehood Contradiction Duplicity
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything. Blaise Pascal
Education Ought Everything We Cannot About Since Know Known Anything Cannot Little
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