Blaise Pascal Quotes

I want to help people in need, but I don't want people to know I'm doing it.

Sometimes you forget that you are people's hero as well. People do look up to you and I'd forgotten that because, to me, I am just a normal lad.

I'm not trying to be an inspiration, but I'm flattered to be considered one.

Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

In our good works nothing is our own.

True goodness is like the glow-worm in this, that it shines most when no eyes except those of heaven are upon it.

There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring.

Want to snatch a day from the manacles of boredom? Do overgenerous deeds, acts beyond reimbursement. Kindness without compensation. Do a deed for which you cannot be repaid.

Hold on to your own ideal. . . . Above all, never attempt to guide or rule others, or, as the Yankees say, "boss" others. Be the servant of all.

In pulpit eloquence, the grand difficulty lies here--to give the subject all the dignity it so fully deserves, without attaching any importance to ourselves. The Christian messenger cannot think too highly of his prince, nor too humbly of himself.

The heroic man does not pose; he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.

I have taken pride in others, never in myself.

Humility is the beginning virtue of all exaltation.

Self-deprecating or arrogant, it's all selfish. Hard as it is, life's better when you spend more time on the rest of the world

I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have not so much merit as they lead us to suppose.

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should be entirely avoided, for good actions desire to be placed in the light; but notwithstanding this, the greatest theater for virtue is conscience.

One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.

A great man left a watchword that we can well repeat: "There is no indispensable man"

Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want, and do.

As a believer just because you gain more fame or authority doesn't mean anything, this means you have more feet to wash

The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen