“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.”
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
“Denying, believing and doubting are to men what running is to horses.”
“One life to live and humans spend the majority of it worrying about our variations. Mind blowing.”
“Archeology gives me the chance to see where man has been and lets me question where man is headed.”
“The well-being of my fellowman determines the well-being of this man.”