All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit… - Blaise Pascal

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All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Blaise Pascal

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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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One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life, and there is nothing better.

Rivers are roads which move, [8] and which carry us whither we desire to go.

C'est une maladie naturelle à l'homme de croire qu'il possède la vérité directement…

All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal

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