959 Quotes by Blaise Pascal

Bless yourself with holy water, have Masses said, and so on; by a simple and natural process this will make you believe, and will dull you – will quiet your proudly critical intellect.

Either God exists or He doesn’t. Either I believe in God or I don’t. Of the four possibilities, only one is to my disadvantage. To avoid that possibility, I believe in God.

Le silence e ternel de ces espaces infinis m’effraie. The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.

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

Any unity which doesn’t have its origin in the multitudes is tyranny.

I rather live as if God exists to find out that He doesn’t than live as if he doesn’t exist to find out He does.

You’re basically killing each other to see who’s got the better imaginary friend.

Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n’ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.

Certain authors, speaking of their works, say: “My book,” “My commentary,” “My history,” etc. They resemble middle-class people who have a house of their own and always have “My house” on their tongue.