959 Quotes by Blaise Pascal

If we do not know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, lust, weakness, misery, and injustice, we are indeed blind. And if, knowing this, we do not desire deliverance, what can we say of a man...?

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

The knowledge of God without that of man's misery causes pride. The knowledge of man's misery without that of God causes despair. The knowledge of Jesus Christ is the middle course, because in Him we find both God and our misery.

Truth is not an object to be possessed; it is a living thing recognized, cultivated by the mind and heart.

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.

There are three sources of belief: reason, custom, inspiration.

Our intellect holds the same position in the world of thought as our body occupies in the expanse of nature.

The last thing one knows when writing a book is what to put first.

Make religion attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is. Worthy of reverence because it really understands human nature. Attractive because it promises true good.