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Nature of man3 quotes
What a chimera then is man! What a novelty! What a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, feeble earth-worn, depository of truth, a sink of uncertainty and error, the glory and the shame of the universe. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Man is neither angel nor beast; and the misfortune is that he who would act the angel acts the beast. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Reason3 quotes
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal · 1662The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. — Blaise Pascal · 1662It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. — Blaise Pascal · 1662God2 quotes
God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is. — Blaise Pascal · 1662It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Limits of reason2 quotes
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart. — Blaise Pascal · 1670The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Man and nature2 quotes
Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed. — Blaise Pascal · 1662For after all, what is man in nature? A nothing in respect of that which is infinite, an all in respect of nothing, a middle betwixt nothing and all. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Reason and emotion2 quotes
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal · 1662It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Stillness2 quotes
All human misfortune comes from this one thing: man's being unable to sit still in a room. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death. — Blaise Pascal · 1662The heart2 quotes
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal · 1662It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. — Blaise Pascal · 1662The human condition2 quotes
All human misfortune comes from this one thing: man's being unable to sit still in a room. — Blaise Pascal · 1662The state of man: inconstancy, boredom, anxiety. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Blasphemy1 quote
Men blaspheme what they do not know. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Boredom1 quote
All human misfortune comes from this one thing: man's being unable to sit still in a room. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Credulity1 quote
The skeptical are the most credulous. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Death1 quote
We shall die alone. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Doubt and skepticism1 quote
The skeptical are the most credulous. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Drama1 quote
The last act is bloody, no matter how happy the rest of the play. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Duality of man1 quote
What a chimera then is man! What a novelty! What a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, feeble earth-worn, depository of truth, a sink of uncertainty and error, the glory and the shame of the universe. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Emotions1 quote
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Evil1 quote
We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Existence of God1 quote
God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Existential solitude1 quote
We shall die alone. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Friendship1 quote
If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Good writing1 quote
When we see a natural style, we are quite surprised and delighted, for we expected to see an author and we find a man. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Gossip1 quote
If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Human nature1 quote
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Hurting others1 quote
We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Ignorance1 quote
Men blaspheme what they do not know. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Intuition1 quote
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Knowing the truth1 quote
We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart. — Blaise Pascal · 1670Probability1 quote
God is, or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separates us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?... If you win, you win everything; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Reputation1 quote
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't say anything. — Blaise Pascal · 1662