Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait. - Blaise Pascal

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Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait.

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About Blaise Pascal

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

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Alternative Names: Pascal • Louis de Montalte • Amos Dettonville • Dettonville • Paskal Blez
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Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.
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Friedrich Nietzsche Michel de Montaigne Arthur Schopenhauer Voltaire Plato

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