959 Quotes by Blaise Pascal

However vast a man’s spiritual resources, he is capable of but one great passion.

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes its fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way.

The self is hateful.

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what he loves.

Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

No one is discontented at not being a king except a discrowned king unhappiness almost invariably indicates the existence of a road not taken, a talent undeveloped, a self not recognized.

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired - even I who write this, and you who read this.

All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for a while each day in our room.

Contradiction is a bad sign of truth; several things which are certain are contradicted; several things which are false pass without contradiction. Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the want of contradiction a sign of truth