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Quote by Blaise Pascal
Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science. – Blaise Pascal

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