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Do you wish people to speak well of you? Then do not speak at all yourself.
Blaise Pascal
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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
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Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this.
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When a soldier complains of his hard life (or a labourer, etc.) try giving him nothing to do.
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