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How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
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Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
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