Blaise Pascal

If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.

If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may read more

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
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Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
[Fr., La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais
l'opinion est celle qui use de la force.]