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“Rivers are highways that move on and bear us whither we wish to go.”

Quote by Blaise Pascal

Book:The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of 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 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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