Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is.
Blaise PascalJustice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.
Blaise PascalDeath is easier to bear without thinking of it, than the thought of death without peril.
Blaise Pascal