Maxioms by Blaise Pascal
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
Palm Sunday Jesus Christ is a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without read more
Palm Sunday Jesus Christ is a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force.
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force.
He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un read more
He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un moine en Sorbonne.]
What use is it to us to hear it said of a man that he has thrown off the yoke, read more
What use is it to us to hear it said of a man that he has thrown off the yoke, that he does not believe there is a God to watch over his actions, that he reckons himself the sole master of his behavior, and that he does not intend to give an account of it to anyone but himself? Does he think that in that way he will have straightway persuaded us to have complete confidence in him, to look to him for consolation, for advice, and for help, in the vicissitudes of life? Do such men think that they have delighted us by telling us that they hold our souls to be nothing but a little wind and smoke -- and by saying it in conceited and complacent tones? Is that a thing to say blithely? Is it not rather a thing to say sadly -- as if it were the saddest thing in the world?
