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No man ever believes with a true and saving faith unless God inclines his heart and no man when God does incline his heart can refrain from believing.

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
Believe
Believing
Men
Saving
Unless
Faith
True
Inclines
Doe
Incline
Ever
Refrain
Heart
Believes

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