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“Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go. [Fr., Les rivieres sont des chemins qui marchant et qui portent ou l'on veut aller.]”

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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

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“Death is easier to bear without thinking of it, than the thought of death without peril.”

Thinking Death Bears Easier Peril Thoughts Of Death

Book:Thoughts

Source: Thoughts

“Death itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far distant.”

Death Danger Painful Contemplation

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Is it courage in a dying man to go, in weakness and in agony, to affront an almighty and eternal God?”

Men Death Dying Eternal Weakness Agony Almighty Affront

Book:The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal

Source: The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal

“Reflect on death as in Jesus Christ, not as without Jesus Christ. Without Jesus Christ it is dreadful, it is alarming, it is the terror of nature. In Jesus Christ it is fair and lovely, it is good and holy, it is the joy of saints.”

Death Joy Jesus Christ Holy Jesus Christ Fairs Saint Terror Lovely

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Evil is easily discovered; there is an infinite variety; good is almost unique. But some kinds of evil are almost as difficult to discover as that which we call good; and often particular evil of this class passes for good. It needs even a certain greatness of soul to attain to this, as to that which is good.”

Needs Kind Soul Certain Evil Difficult Class Greatness Particular Unique Infinite Variety

Book:Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

Source: Thoughts of Blaise Pascal

“Fashion is a tyrant from which nothing frees us. We must suit ourselves to its fantastic tastes. But being compelled to live under its foolish laws, the wise man is never the first to follow, nor the last to keep it.”

Men Firsts Lasts Law Wise Fashion Taste Foolish Suits Fantastic Tyrants Compelled

Author:Blaise Pascal

“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.”

Men Doe Fool Higher Folly Foolishness Strain

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

“When we would think of God, how many things we find which turn us away from Him, and tempt us to think otherwise. All this is evil, yet it is innate.”

Thinking God Turns Evil Innate

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

“God is, or He is not." But to which side shall we incline? Reason can decide nothing here. There is an infinite chaos which separated us. A game is being played at the extremity of this infinite distance where heads or tails will turn up. What will you wager?”

Reason God Turns Games Sides Infinite Distance Chaos Tails God Exists Incline Extremity Being Played Wagers Heads Or Tails

Author:Blaise Pascal

“There are people who lie simply for the sake of lying.”

People Lying Sake People Who Lie

Book:Pensées and Other Writings

Source: Pensées and Other Writings