If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles! Blaise Pascal More Quotes by Blaise Pascal More Quotes From Blaise Pascal The heart has its order, the mind has its own, which uses principles and demonstrations. The heart has a different one. We do not prove that we ought to be loved by setting out in order the causes of love; that would be absurd. Blaise Pascal mind heart order Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical. Blaise Pascal mathematical mind dull Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is. Blaise Pascal fashion matter justice The Church limits her sacramental services to the faithful. Christ gave Himself upon the cross a ransom for all. Blaise Pascal ransom faithful church The incredulous are the more credulous. They believe the miracles of Vespasian that they may not believe those of Moses. Blaise Pascal miracle may believe Le silence e ternel de ces espaces infinis m'effraie. The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread. Blaise Pascal infinite space silence Those honor nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything... Blaise Pascal teach speak honor Those we call the ancients were really new in everything. Blaise Pascal To find recreation in amusements is not happiness; for this joy springs from alien and extrinsic sources, and is therefore dependent upon and subject to interruption by a thousand accidents, which may minister inevitable affliction. Blaise Pascal may spring joy Our own interests are still an exquisite means for dazzling our eyes agreeably. Blaise Pascal interest eye mean Great and small suffer the same mishaps. Blaise Pascal mishaps greatness suffering Instinct teaches us to look for happiness outside ourselves. Blaise Pascal teach instinct looks Thinking too little about things or thinking too much both make us obstinate and fanatical. Blaise Pascal too-much littles thinking All men naturally hate one another. I hold it a fact, that if men knew exactly what one says of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. Blaise Pascal hate men world The state of man is inconstancy, ennui, anxiety. Blaise Pascal anxiety men life The God of the infinite is the God of the infinitesimal. Blaise Pascal infinite It is an appalling thing to feel all one possesses drain away. Blaise Pascal drains feels Reason's last step is to acknowledge that there are infinitely many things Blaise Pascal lasts reason steps Eloquence; it requires the pleasant and the real; but the pleasant must itself be drawn from the true. Blaise Pascal eloquence pleasant real I can readily conceive of a man without hands or feet; and I could conceive of him without a head, if experience had not taught me that by this he thinks, Thought then, is the essence of man, and without this we cannot conceive of him. Blaise Pascal men hands thinking
