“Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary,
“Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Category: intelligence
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I have made this letter longer than
“I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Category: time
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If all men knew what others say
“If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.”
— Blaise Pascal
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To have no time for philosophy is
“To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Custom is our nature. What are our
“Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?”
— Blaise Pascal
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Our nature consists in motion; complete rest
“Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.”
— Blaise Pascal
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We like security: we like the pope
“We like security: we like the pope to be infallible in matters of faith, and grave doctors to be so in moral questions so that we can feel reassured.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Category: faith
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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity,
“Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we
“Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Noble deeds that are concealed are most
“Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.”
— Blaise Pascal
Author: Blaise Pascal
Category: inspirational
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