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.