Men are now proud of belonging to a conquering nation, and without a murmur they lay down their persons and their wealth, if by so doing they may fend off subjection.

Since belief is measured by action, he who forbids us to believe religion to be true, necessarily also forbids us to act as we should if we did believe it to be true.

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.

The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.

Science can tell us what exists; but to compare the worths, both of what exists and of what does not exist, we must consult not science, but what Pascal calls our heart.