Home / Quotes / Quote by Blaise Pascal

Quote by Blaise Pascal

“Orthodoxy on one side of the Pyrenees may be heresy on the other.”

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Book:Thoughts on Religion, and Other Curious Subjects: Written Originally in French

Work

Thoughts on Religion, and Other Curious Subjects: Written Originally in French

This book compiles a series of essays that delve into various religious and philosophical subjects, offering insights and discussions on these topics. The essays were originally written in French and have been translated into English for a broader audience. more

Author

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and theologian. He was born on June 19, 1623, and died on August 19, 1662. Pascal's contributions to mathematics were particularly significant, with groundbreaking work in probability theory, analytical geometry, and early calculus. more

You May Also Like

“Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.”

Years Wells Important Memories Inspiring Honor Gratitude Troops Ceremony Memorial Memorial Day Live Well

Author:Jennifer Granholm

“Who confers reputation? who gives respect and veneration to persons, to books, to great men? Who but Opinion? How utterly insufficient are all the riches of the world without her approbation!”

Men World Giving Persons Book Opinion Riches Reputation Great Men Insufficient Veneration

Book:Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

Source: Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

“Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force. [Fr., La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais l'opinion est celle qui use de la force.]”

World Use Force Opinion Queens

Author:Blaise Pascal

“All the good maxims which are in the world fail when applied to one's self.”

World Self Failing Selfishness Maxims

Author:Blaise Pascal

“One-half of life is admitted by us to be passed in sleep, in which, however, it may appear otherwise, we have no perception of truth, and all our feelings are delusions; who knows but the other half of life, in which we think we are awake, is a sleep also, but in some respects different from the other, and from which we wake when we, as we call it, sleep. As a man dreams often that he is dreaming, crowding one dreamy delusion on another.”

Thinking Knows Men May Different Feelings Dream Life Is Sleep Half Perception Awake Delusion Other Half One Half Dreamy

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

“It is certain that the soul is either mortal or immortal. The decision of this question must make a total difference in the principles of morals. Yet philosophers have arranged their moral system entirely independent of this. What an extraordinary blindness!”

Soul Certain Differences Decision Moral Principles Independent Extraordinary Philosopher Mortals Immortal Blindness

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

“Do you wish people to speak well of you? Then do not speak at all yourself.”

People Wells Speak Wish Speech

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Those who make antitheses by forcing the sense are like men who make false windows for the sake of symmetry. Their rule is not to speak justly, but to make accurate figures.”

Men Speak Style Figures Window Sake Accurate Symmetry Antithesis

Book:The Christian library: A reprint of popular religious works

Source: The Christian library: A reprint of popular religious works

“Piety is different from superstition. To carry piety to the extent of superstition is to destroy it. The heretics reproach us with this superstitious submission. It is doing what they reproach us with.”

Different Superstitions Submission Piety Reproach Superstitious Heretic

Author:Blaise Pascal

“I can approve of those only who seek in tears for happiness.”

Book:Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

Source: Thoughts of Blaise Pascal