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Quote by Blaise Pascal

“All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth.”

Quote by Blaise Pascal

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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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