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Character flaws3 quotes
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. — Martial · 103We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves that we have no great ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Death3 quotes
We shall die alone. — Blaise Pascal · 1662As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCNeither fear your death's day nor long for it. — Martial · 103Legal theory3 quotes
The judge is condemned when the guilty party is acquitted. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCNo one should be judge in his own case. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCPardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCNature 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 · 1662Silence is golden3 quotes
Silence is the best tactic for him who distrusts himself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't say anything. — Blaise Pascal · 1662I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCAbsence2 quotes
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Absence diminishes commonplace passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and kindles fire. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Emotions2 quotes
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. — Blaise Pascal · 1662We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678God2 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 · 1662Moral theory2 quotes
Necessity knows no law except to prevail. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCPardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCPlace2 quotes
A rolling stone gathers no moss. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCA man who lives everywhere lives nowhere. — Martial · 103Reason 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 · 1662Rootedness2 quotes
A rolling stone gathers no moss. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCA man who lives everywhere lives nowhere. — Martial · 103Staying quiet2 quotes
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't say anything. — Blaise Pascal · 1662I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCStillness2 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 · 1662Adaptability1 quote
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCAdversity1 quote
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCAnger1 quote
Anger always thinks it has power beyond its power. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCAttitude and mindset1 quote
No man is happy who does not think himself so. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCBlasphemy1 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 · 1662Character1 quote
We need greater virtues to sustain good fortune than bad. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Childhood1 quote
The accent of one's birthplace lingers in the mind and in the heart as it does in one's speech. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Citizens of the world1 quote
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere. — Martial · 103Conflict1 quote
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Credulity1 quote
The skeptical are the most credulous. — Blaise Pascal · 1662