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Men seek rest in a struggle against difficulties and when they have conquered these, rest becomes insufferable.

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
Conquered
Difficulties
Anxiety
Difficulty
Seek
Rest
Becomes
Struggle
Insufferable

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