I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.

One must know oneself, if this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.

—Blaise Pascal

We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.

—Blaise Pascal

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

—Blaise Pascal

You always admire what you really don't understand.

—Blaise Pascal

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

—Blaise Pascal

Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything.

—Floyd Dell

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.

—Soren Kierkegaard

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

—Jerome K. Jerome

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

—Samual Johnson

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

—Jerome K. Jerome