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Most of man's trouble comes from his inability to be still.
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
Dettonville
Paskal Blez
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Men
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Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.
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If man should commence by studying himself, he would see how impossible it is to go further.
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The last function of reason is to recognize that there are an infinity of things which surpass it.
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