Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Louis de Montalte
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Amos Dettonville
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Salomon de Tultie
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Pascal
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Dettonville
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Paskal Blez
Portrait from Wikimedia Commons. Credit: unknown; a copy of the painting of François II Quesnel, which was made for Gérard Edelinck en 1691[réf. nécessaire].. Used under Public domain / CC0. Processed and styled by Quotewise.
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We desire truth and find in ourselves nothing but uncertainty. We seek happiness and find only wretchedness and death. We are incapable of not desiring truth and happiness and incapable of either certainty or happiness. We have been left with this desire as much as a punishment as to make us feel how far we have fallen.
O rei está rodeado de pessoas cujo único pensamento é divertir o rei, e evitar que ele pense em si mesmo. Porque ele será infeliz, embora rei, se pensar em si mesmo.
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