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Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Concerned Extraordinary Great Great Minds Minds Ordinary Small Small Minds

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All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Able Alone Being Derive Men Miseries Quiet Room Sit

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Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Accomplish Cost Kind Kind Words Much Words

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Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Eloquence Painting Thoughts

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The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Heart Knows Nothing Reason Reasons Which

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Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Force Justice Powerless Tyrannical Without

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Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Cannot Established Falsehood Know Love Obscure Times Truth Truth Is Unless We Cannot

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Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Greatness His Lies Man Power Thought

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Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Gives Nothing Rest Search Sincere Truth

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Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Belief Cannot Come Exists Faith False Gain Gamble Granted Harm He Hesitation Lose Nothing Proved Proves Then Truth Will Wise Without You

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 19th, 1623

Died: August 19th, 1662

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