Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.
From Blaise Pascal
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Men blaspheme what they do not know.
Justice and truth are too such subtle points that our tools are too blunt to touch them accurately.
Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness.
The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.
Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole?
People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.
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