Blaise Pascal Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.”

“Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm.”

“Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.”

“Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.”

“If you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.”

“All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.”

“To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”

“Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.”

“Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.”

“Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.”