If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles! – Blaise Pascal
All mens miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. – Blaise Pascal
Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature. – Blaise Pascal
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to Gods providence to lead him aright. – Blaise Pascal