Man’s greatness come from knowing he wretched: a tree does not know it is wretched. (21) - Blaise Pascal

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Man’s greatness come from knowing he wretched: a tree does not know it is wretched. (21)

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About Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, unknown; a copy of the painting of François II Quesnel, which was made for Gérard Edelinck en 1691[réf. nécessaire]. (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Louis de Montalte • Amos Dettonville • Salomon de Tultie
Alternative Names: Pascal • Dettonville • Paskal Blez
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Friedrich Nietzsche Michel de Montaigne Arthur Schopenhauer Voltaire Plato

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Any man can do what Mahomet did. For he preformed miracles and was not foretold. No man can do what Christ did.
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