Blaise Pascal

The world is full of people who are not going to be happy, but they are going to be happy in their own way.

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.

Distraction is the only thing that makes us bear the miseries of life.

The greater the mind, the more it sees in others.

We are seeking a quiet life, but we are seeking it in a place where there is no rest.

It is good to be tired. It is good to be weary. It is good to be ill. It is good to be hungry. It is good to be thirsty. It is good to be cold. It is good to be hot. It is good to be in pain. It is good to be in prison. It is good to be in exile. It is good to be in disgrace. It is good to be in danger. It is good to be in fear. It is good to be in poverty. It is good to be in want. It is good to be in sorrow. It is good to be in tribulation. It is good to be in temptation. It is good to be in desolation. It is good to be in darkness. It is good to be in confusion. It is good to be in doubt. It is good to be in error. It is good to be in sin. It is good to be in hell.

The greatest pleasure is to vanquish the desire to possess.

We are all born for love, it is the principle of existence, and its only end.

Imagination decides everything.

The only good thing in life is to be happy.

It is a dangerous thing to make a man believe he is no better than the beasts, for he will soon begin to act as such.

All our dignity consists in thought.

There is a void in the heart of every man which only God can fill.

The more we know, the more we discover our ignorance.

Reason's last step is to recognize that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it.

One must make a decision about everything, and then act as if it is true.