What a chimaera then is man, what a novelty, what a monster, what chaos, what a subject of contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, yet an… - Blaise Pascal

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What a chimaera then is man, what a novelty, what a monster, what chaos, what a subject of contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, yet an imbecile earthworm; depository of truth, yet a sewer of uncertainty and error; pride and refuse of the universe. Who shall resolve this tangle?

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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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Pen Names: Louis de Montalte Amos Dettonville Salomon de Tultie
Alternative Names: Pascal Dettonville Paskal Blez
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يود الإنسان أن يكون عظيما و يري أنه صغير, و يود أن يكون سعيدا و يري أنه شقي, و يود أن يكون موضع الحب و التقدير من الناس,و يري أن أخطاءه لا تجلب سوي كراهيتهم و احتقارهم.
إن الحرج الذي يقع فيه نتيجة هذا التناقض يولد لديه أسوأ النزعات الإجرامية التي يمكن تخيلها, ذلك أنه يبدأ في كره الحقيقة التي تدينه و تريه عيبه

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