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

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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
Egotism
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Veils
Worldly
Represses
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Heart
Egoism
Politeness
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