We seek rest in a struggle against some obstacles. And when we have overcome these, rest proves unbearable because of the boredom it produces... - Blaise Pascal

Unless we know ourselves to be full of pride, ambition, concupiscence, weakness, wretchedness and unrighteousness, we are truly blind. And if someone knows all this and does not desire to be saved, what can be said of him?

God is or He is not. But to which side shall we incline? Let us weigh the gain and the lose in wagering that God is. Let us estimate the two changes. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, lose nothing. Wager then without any hesitation that He is

Since we cannot know all there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.