"Il n'est pas certain que tout soit..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal

“The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.”

“To call a king "Prince" is pleasing, because it diminishes his rank.”

“The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog.”

“People have a need for certainty - and that need for certainty is in every human being, certainty that you can avoid pain, certainty that you can at least be comfortable. It's a survival instinct.”

“The only certainties in life are death and taxes.”

“Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.”

“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.”

“To doubt is a misfortune, but to seek when in doubt is an indispensable duty. So he who doubts and seeks not is at once unfortunate and unfair.”

“Seeing too much to deny and too little to be sure, I am in a state to be pitied.”