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Pascal on Seeking God

Trey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:56:12 +0000

“There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy.”

– Blaise Pascal

Great Quotes: Pascal on Persuasive Ideas

Trey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:44:48 +0000

To truly convince someone, don’t always spell things out–letting people come to their own conclusions can often be much more fruitful than proving a case. Abandoning the need to “own” ideas can enable others to truly take them on as their own.

“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.”
– Blaise Pascal

Great Quotes: Pascal on Why We’re Never Happy

Trey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:05:16 +0000

The present is never our goal: the past and present are our means: the future alone is our goal. Thus, we never live but we hope to live; and always hoping to be happy, it is inevitable that we will never be so.

– Blaise Pascal