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Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism.

Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
Statistician
Theologian
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
Dettonville
Paskal Blez
Men
Chastity
Skepticism
Mathematical
Math
Mathematics
Humility
Pride
Skeptically
Speak
Humbly

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