Quote by Blaise Pascal: “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

Logic cannot fully explain love, grief, faith, or why we are drawn to certain things and people. Pascal is pointing to the fact that a large part of human experience operates below the level of rational explanation — and that this is not a weakness but simply how we are made.

The Pensées was published in 1670, eight years after Pascal's death. He had written the notes as fragments toward a larger defense of Christianity during a period of intense personal religious experience and deteriorating health.

French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher who made major contributions to probability theory and fluid dynamics before turning to theology. His posthumously published Pensées remains one of the most profound examinations of Christian faith and human nature.