Pensées Quotes
Philosophical works, Religious studies books
Top Quotes
“Self is hateful.”
“Le moi est haïssable.”
“More literally, a translation would be:”
“Instinct and reason, marks of two natures.”
“Combien de royaumes nous ignorent!”
“Noble deeds are most estimable when hidden.”
“An older translation is (Isaac Taylor, 1838):”
“Beauty of omission, of judgment.”
“...we cannot think of two things at the same time.”
“Nothing is surer than that the people will be weak.”
“Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is.”
“Men lack heart; they would not make a friend of it.”
“How hollow and full of ribaldry is the heart of man!”
“Memory is necessary for all the operations of reason.”
“We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.”
“Il n'est pas certain que tout soit incertain.”
“We find fault with perfection itself.”
“Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical.”
“"If the light be darkness, how great is that darkness!"”
“Life is a dream a little less inconstant.”