“I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.”

— Blaise Pascal · Wisdom quote

Thinker · 1623 – 1662

French mathematician, physicist and philosopher, author of the Pensées.

Source: Lettres provinciales (1657) · ✓ Source verified

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