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Christian piety annihilates the egoism of the heart worldly politeness veils and represses it.

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
Heart
Egoism
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Egotism
Piety
Veils
Worldly
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Annihilates

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