Quote #61
We would never travel on the sea if we had no hope of telling about it later... We lose our lives with joy provided people talk about it... Even philosophers wish for admirers.
More from Blaise Pascal
- We understand nothing of the works of God unless we take it as a principle that He wishes to blind some and to enlighten others.
- What a Chimera is man! What a novelty, a monster, a chaos, a contradiction, a prodigy! Judge of all things, an imbecile worm of the earth; …
- La vraie morale se moque de la morale.
- What amazes me the most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.
- To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.
- What must I do? I see nothing but obscurities on every side. Shall I believe I am nothing? Shall I believe I am God?
- Thought constitutes the greatness of man.
- What part of us feels pleasure? Is it our hand, our arm, our flesh, or our blood? It must obviously be something immaterial.