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Quote by Blaise Pascal
It is superstitious to put ones hopes in formalities, but arrogant

It is superstitious to put ones hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them. – Blaise Pascal

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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

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Future
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Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us. – Blaise Pascal

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God
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Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see it is above, not against them. – Blaise Pascal

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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books. – George Gurdjieff

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Ceremony was but devised at first to set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, recanting goodness, sorry ere Tis shown; but where there is true friendship, there needs none. – William Shakespeare

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Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition. – F. Gonzalez-Crussi

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Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. – Derek Walcott

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Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly. – Peter Guber

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