Blaise Pascal, Thoughts (1623), Chapter VIII. 29.

If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the earth would have been changed.

— Blaise Pascal on Social influence

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About Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.