French - Philosopher | June 19, 1623 - August 19, 1662
If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?
Blaise Pascal
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It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.
GodFaithHeartReasonWhich
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.
FriendSurviveBackHimBehindKnew
Imagination decides everything.
ImaginationEverything
Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.
DesireResponsibleForceActionsOur
The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.
LoveGodKnowledgeHimFarVery
If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.
MenWorldFriendsSayOthersFour
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.
EducationKnowEverythingAnything
Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him too much, the same.
TruthWineFindToo MuchHimSame
Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.
BeautyHappinessJusticeImagination
We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it.
LoveLiveMomentManFeelingAlways
Vanity is but the surface.
VanitySurface
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