"It is an appalling thing to feel..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
It is an appalling thing to feel all one possesses drain away.
More by Blaise Pascal
“The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.”
“La chose la plus importante a' toute la vie est le choix du me tier: le hasard en dispose. The most important thing in life is to choose a profession: chance arranges for that.”
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
More on Loss
“...and the cries of the birds and the uproar of the monkeys became more and more remote, and the world became eternally sad. The men on the expedition felt overwhelmed by their most ancient memories in that paradise of dampness and silence, going back to before original sin, as their boots sank into pools of steaming oil and their machetes destroyed bloody lilies and golden salamanders.”
“It was one thing to divide the major assets, but how was it possible to divide the heart?”
“Our rash faultsMake trivial price of serious thing we have,Not knowing them until we know their grave.”
More on Possessions
“Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.”
“Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.”
“Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.”