“The mind must not be forced; artificial and constrained manners fill it with foolish presumption, through unnatural elevation and vain and ridiculous inflation, instead of solid and vigorous nutriment.”
Quote by Blaise Pascal
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The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal
This book includes Pascal's famous 'Pensees', a series of reflections on faith, reason, and human nature, as well as his letters and other philosophical works. more
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and theologian. He was born on June 19, 1623, and died on August 19, 1662. Pascal's contributions to mathematics were particularly significant, with groundbreaking work in probability theory, analytical geometry, and early calculus. more
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