959 Quotes by Blaise Pascal

Les misères de tous les hommes tirent de ne pas être en mesure de s'asseoir dans une pièce calme seul.

Tout le malheur des hommes vient d’une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos dans une chambre.

All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.

Ultimul act e sângeros; oricât de frumoasă ar fi comedia în rest; ni se aruncă pământ în cap şi cu asta se încheie totul pentru totdeauna.

We never seek things for themselves, but for the search.

Dos excesos: excluir a la razón y no admitir más que la razón.

Che non si dica che non ho detto niente di nuovo: la disposizione delle materie è nuova.

We do not rest satisfied with the present.... So imprudent we are that we wander in the times which are not ours and do not thinkof the only one which belongs to us; and so idle are we that we dream of those times which are no more and thoughtlessly overlook that which alone exists. For the present is generally painful to us.

In proportion as our own mind is enlarged we discover a greater number of men of originality. Commonplace people see no difference between one man and another.