Blaise Pascal

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.