Maxioms by Blaise Pascal
man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future alone is our goal. Thus, read more
The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future alone is our goal. Thus, we never live but we hope to live; and always hoping to be happy, it is inevitable that we will never be so.
Feast of Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.209 We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave read more
Feast of Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.209 We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave us at peace in our vices, but that He may deliver us from them.
If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.
If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.
