“Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Happiness is neither without us nor within
“Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Men never do evil so completely and
“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Faith is different from proof; the latter
“Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.”
— Blaise Pascal
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It is not good to be too
“It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.”
— Blaise Pascal
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As men are not able to fight
“As men are not able to fight against death, misery, ignorance, they have taken it into their heads, in order to be happy, not to think of them at all.”
— Blaise Pascal
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The finite is annihilated in the presence
“The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.”
— Blaise Pascal
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The greatness of man is great in
“The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A tree does not know itself to be wretched.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Justice and power must be brought together,
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Faith embraces many truths which seem to
“Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.”
— Blaise Pascal
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Men despise religion. They hate it and
“Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.”
— Blaise Pascal
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