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There are truths on this side of the Pyrénées, which are fal

There are truths on this side of the Pyr̩n̩es, which are falsehoods on the other. РBlaise Pascal

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Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness… and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him. – Blaise Pascal

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The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. – Blaise Pascal

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