Inspiration Quote by Blaise Pascal — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”

“The world is a good judge of things, for it is in natural ignorance, which is man's true state. The sciences have two extremes which meet. The first is the pure natural ignorance in which all men find themselves at birth. The other extreme is that reached by great intellects, who, having run through all that men can know, find they know nothing, and come back again to that same ignorance from which they set out; but this is a learned ignorance which is conscious of itself. Those between the two, who have departed from natural ignorance and not been able to reach the other, have some smattering of this vain knowledge and pretend to be wise. These trouble the world and are bad judges of everything. The people and the wise constitute the world; these despise it, and are despised. They judge badly of everything, and the world judges rightly of them.”

“When I see the blind and wretched state of men, when I survey the whole universe in its deadness, and man left to himself with no light, as though lost in this corner of the universe without knowing who put him there, what he has to do, or what will become of him when he dies, incapable of knowing anything, I am moved to terror, like a man transported in his sleep to some terrifying desert island, who wakes up quite lost, with no means of escape. Then I marvel that so wretched a state does not drive people to despair.”

“Being unable to cure death, wretchedness and ignorance, men have decided, in order to be happy, not to think about such things.”

“The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character.”

“The years teach much which the days never know.”

“Snowflakes are one of natures most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.”

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”

“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue”

“Joy is the best makeup.”