Mans true nature being lost, everything becomes his nature as, his true good being lost, everything becomes his good. – Blaise Pascal
Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. – Blaise Pascal
I have made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter. – Blaise Pascal
In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious. – Blaise Pascal