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We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Alike Different Different Sides Eyes Find Only Sides Them Things View Wish

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Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Different Faith Former Gift God Human Latter Proof

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Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.

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Topics: Back Behind Each Each One Few Friend Friendships Him His Knew Says Survive Would

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People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.

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Topics: Convinced Discovered Found More Others People Reasons Than Themselves Those

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If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Condition Diversion Happy Make Order Our Ourselves Seek Truly Were Would

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Our nature consists in motion; complete rest is death.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Complete Consists Death Motion Nature Our Rest

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There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart because they know him, and those who seek him with all their heart because they do not know him.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Because Call God Heart Him Kinds Know People Reasonable Seek Serve Those Two Who

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Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes its fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Approved Beyond Either Established Gets Majority Mediocrity Nothing Way Whatever

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Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Cannot Love Reason Reasons Understand Which

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I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Because Had Letter Longer Made Make Only Than Time Usual

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 19th, 1623

Died: August 19th, 1662

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