Quotes by Pascal, Blaise

Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction >>

If we let ourselves believe that man began with divine grace, that he >>

We must learn our limits. We are all something but none of us are ever >>

Quotations about Ceremony

A funeral is not death, any more than baptism is birth or marriage uni >>

Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alterati >>

We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our con >>

It is superstitious to put one's hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.

Pascal, Blaise