Blaise Pascal

France
19 Jun 1623 // 19 Aug 1662
Philosopher / Mathematician

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The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death
Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything
People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others
Our nature consist in motion; complete rest is death
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better
Nothing is so intolerable to man as being fully at rest, without a passion, without business, without entertainment, without care
Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way
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