Blaise Pascal

"Money is a means, never an end."

"Health is a silent blessing we only recognize in its absence."

"An adventure is only as great as the heart that undertakes it."

"Technology extends our reach but diminishes our wisdom if we are not careful."

"War is what happens when diplomacy fails and pride triumphs."

"Motivation is temporary; discipline is eternal."

"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."

"The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives."

"In solitude we find ourselves; in community we fulfill ourselves."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

"The mind is ever ready to depart from the body, being an angel in its nature."

"We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart."

"Custom is the great guide of human life."

"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."

"I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit quietly in a room alone."

"Vanity is so anchored in the human heart that a soldier, a cook, a porter will boast and seek admirers."

"Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere."

"The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator."

"There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing."

"Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth?"

"We are dying and we know it, if only subconsciously."

"Man's dignity consists in thought."

"The heart's reasons are reasons that reason cannot understand."

"It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason."

"Do you wish people to speak well of you? Then do not speak well of yourself."

"I approve the past, I resign myself to the present, and I am confident about the future."

"True eloquence consists of saying all that is necessary and nothing but what is necessary."

"The more knowledge we have, the greater our ignorance becomes."

"When we are well, we all despise health."