Blaise Pascal was a French physicist and mathematician. He was also a Christian philosopher and he died in 1662. Here are some quotes attributed to him:
1. ‘In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t’
Here Pascal speaks about the difficulty facing those struggling to invest in religion.
2. ‘Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical’
A quote showing the fine line between the right/wrong use of force.
3. ‘In these times, unless we can love the truth, we cannot know it’
You have to accept and embrace the truth before you can know what it is.
4. ‘Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself’
Be humble and you will be respected.
5. ‘Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed’
When you do a good deed, don’t boast or use it to your advantage.
6. ‘Jesus is the God whom we approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair’
Turning to God/Jesus allows us to remain humble and honest.
7. ‘Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction’
People against religion can be particularly evil.
8. ‘The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing’
Sometimes, our emotions will take over common sense.
9. ‘Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought’
A man is a great as his thoughts and beliefs.
10. ‘All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling’
Feelings sometimes overpower our reasoning.
11. ‘Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known’
Loving Divine beings is the only way for people to know and hear about them.
12. ‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit alone in a quiet room’
Being at peace with one’s self will allow happiness.
13. ‘To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher’
A clever and ironic quote about what it takes to be a true philosopher.
14. ‘There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and sinners who think they are righteous’
Pascal talks about how those who profess to be righteous will often be sinners, and vice-versa.
15. ‘Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree’
Here he suggests that there is a bigger strength of mind for those who believe in religion.
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