Nature imitates herself. A grain thrown into good ground brings forth fruit; a principle thrown into a good mind brings forth fruit. Everything is created and conducted by the same Master-the root, the branch, the fruits-the principles, the consequences.
Blaise PascalIf we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles!
Blaise Pascal[On vanity:] The nose of Cleopatra: if it had been shorter, the face of the earth would have changed.
Blaise PascalThe serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the night of God.
Blaise PascalSince we cannot be universal and know all that is to be known of everything, we ought to know a little about everything. For it is far better to know something about everything than to know all about one thing. This universality is the best. If we can have both, still better; but if we must choose, we ought to choose the former.
Blaise Pascal