Full Idea
The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.
Gist of Idea
The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing
Source
Blaise Pascal (Pensées [1662], 423 (277))
Book Reference
Pascal,Blaise: 'Pensées', ed/tr. Krailsheimer,A.J. [Penguin 1966], p.154
A Reaction
This romantic remark has passed into folklore. I am essentially against it, but the role of intuition and instinct are undeniable in both reasoning and ethics. I don't feel inclined, though, to let my heart overrule my reason concerning what exists.