Blaise Pascal ( 10 of 74 )
A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.
A mere trifle consoles us for a mere trifle distresses us.
Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, read more
Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus Christ who does them in us, and who lives our life: and do the greatest things as though they were little and easy, because of His omnipotence.
Feast of Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, Teacher, 1910 Commemoration of Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 & 1978 There read more
Feast of Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, Teacher, 1910 Commemoration of Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 & 1978 There are only two kinds of men: the righteous, who believe themselves sinners; the rest, sinners who believe themselves righteous.
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.]
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
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.
I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had
time to make it shorter.
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I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had
time to make it shorter.
[Fr., Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parceque je n'ai pas
eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.]
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of morality in the time of read more
The vanity of the sciences. Physical science will not console me for the ignorance of morality in the time of affliction. But the science of ethics will always console me for the ignorance of the physical sciences.
It is not only old and early impressions that deceive us; the charms of novelty have the same power.
It is not only old and early impressions that deceive us; the charms of novelty have the same power.
