Blaise Pascal, Pensées 31, 42
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In writing a book, the last thing that one learns is to know what to put first.
— Blaise Pascal on Composition (language)
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In writing a book, the last thing that one learns is to know what to put first." in the context of "Blaise Pascal, Pensées 31, 42" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Source: Wikiquote: "Composition (language)" (Quotes, Classical and Foreign Quotations: Quotes reported in: W. F. H. King, ed., Classical and Foreign Quotations, 3rd ed. (1904), nos. 2451, 2453, 2630; 2646; 2500, 2674; 1231; 276, 2891; 1776, 3035. 1901; 2791; 603, 1591, 2370, 2454; 172, 880, 1421, 2431, What to put first)
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About Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.
About Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.
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