Men are so completely fools by necessity that he is but a fool in a higher strain of folly who does not confess his foolishness.
Blaise PascalHow shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.
Blaise PascalThose great efforts of intellect, upon which the mind sometimes touches, are such that it cannot maintain itself there. It only leaps to them, not as upon a throne, forever, but merely for an instant.
Blaise PascalI take it as a matter not to be disputed, that if all knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in the world. This seems proved by the quarrels and disputes caused by the disclosures which are occasionally made.
Blaise Pascal