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All mankind's troubles are caused by one single thing, which is their inability to sit quietly.

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
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Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
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Paskal Blez
Mankind
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