The Stoics say, "Retire within yourselves; it is there you will find your rest." And that is not true. Others say, "Go out of yourselves; seek happiness in amusement." And this is not true. Illness comes. Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.
Blaise PascalAll that tends not to charity is figurative. The sole aim of the Scripture is charity.
Blaise PascalDeath itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far distant.
Blaise PascalWhen we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
Blaise PascalIf there is a God, He is infinitely incomprehensible, since, having, neither parts nor limits, He has no affinity to us. We are then incapable of knowing either what He is or if He is. [So] you must wager. Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then without hesitation that he is.
Blaise Pascal