But what is nature? For is custom not natural? I am much afraid that nature is itself only a first custom, as custom is a second nature. - Blaise Pascal

Le silence eternel des ces espaces infinis m'effraie - The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.

God wishes to move the will rather than the mind. Perfect clarity would help the mind and harm the will.

The only thing that consoles us for our miseries is diversion. And yet it is the greatest of our miseries. For it is that above all which prevents us thinking about ourselves and leads is imperceptibly to destruction. But for that we should be bored, and boredom would drive us to seek some more solid means of escape, but diversion passes our time and brings us imperceptibly to our death.