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

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Acts Habitual His Man Measured Should Special Strength Virtue

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Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Anything Because He Him His Lives Man Me Mine Other Quarrel Right River Ruler Side Stupider Than Though

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Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

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Topics: Concealed Deeds Esteemed Most Noble Noble Deeds

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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.

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Topics: Faith God Heart Perceived Reason Which

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People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.

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Topics: Better Come Discovered Generally Mind Others People Persuaded Reasons Than Themselves Those Which

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Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

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Topics: Afraid Be True Despise Hate May Men Religion True

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Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.

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Topics: Any Change Heals Longer More Neither Nor Offended Persons Quarrels Same Themselves Time

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The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: About Consequence Feeling Great Immortality Indifferent Lost Matter Must Profoundly Soul Us Which

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Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Abandoned Agreeable Appreciated Cold Continuity Continuous Eloquence Everything Get Grandeur May Must Unpleasant Warm

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Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Beings Divine Human Human Beings Known Loved Must

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 19th, 1623

Died: August 19th, 1662

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