All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.Simone de Beauvoir
It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.Blaise Pascal
Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.Blaise Pascal
Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.Blaise Pascal
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
Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.Blaise Pascal
