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Quotes by Blaise Pascal
Thus we never live, but we hope to live; and always disposing ourselves to be happy, it is inevitable that we never become so.— filed under Happiness
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.— filed under Thought
Le moi est haïssable. Egoism is hateful.— filed under Character
Montaigne is wrong in declaring that custom ought to be followed simply because it is custom, and not because it is reasonable or just.— filed under Dancing
Les belles actions cachées sont les plus estimables. Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.— filed under Deeds
Diseur de bon mots, mauvais caractère. A jester, a bad character.— filed under Jesting
Condition de l'homme, inconstance, ennui, inquietude. The state of man is inconstancy, ennui, anxiety.— filed under Life
What a chimera, then, is man! what a novelty, what a monster, what a chaos, what a subject of contradiction, what a prodigy! A judge of all things, feeble worm of the earth, depositary of the truth, eloaca of uncertainty and error, the glory and the shame of the universe!— filed under Man
L'éloquence est une peinture de la pensée. Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.— filed under Oratory
Se moquer de la philosophie c'est vraiment philosophe. To ridicule philosophy is truly philosophical.— filed under Philosophy
Voulez-vous qu'on croie du bien de vous? N'en dites point. Do you wish people to speak well of you? Then do not speak at all yourself.— filed under Speech
Peu de chose nous console, parceque peu de chose nous afflige. A little thing comforts us because a little thing afflicts us.— filed under Trifles
Il opine du bonnet comme un moine en Sorbonne. He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.— filed under Unity
Le monde se paye de paroles; peu approfondissent les choses. The world is satisfied with words. Few appreciate the things beneath.— filed under Words
Incrédules les plus crédules. Ils croient les miracles de Vespasien, pour ne pas croire ceux de Moïse. The incredulous are the most credulous. They believe the miracles of Vespasian that they may not believe those of Moses.— filed under Credulity
La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais l'opinion est celle qui use de la force. Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force.— filed under Force
Les rivières sont des chemins qui marchent et qui portent où l'on veut aller. Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go.— filed under Riches
Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source. The stream is always purer at its source.— filed under Purity