A few quotations attributed to Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662) French mathematician, physicist and theologian:
People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.
It is a funny sort of justice whose limits are marked by a river; true on this side of the Pyrenees, false on the other.
Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is.
Thinking too little about things or thinking too much both make us obstinate and fanatical.
Those who are clever in imagination are far more pleased with themselves than prudent men could reasonably be.
True morality makes fun of morality.
What amazes me the most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.
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