Blaise Pascal

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity or misfortune has little to do with the matter. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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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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Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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Love has reasons which reason cannot understand. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The only shame is to have none. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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