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Nothing is more common than good things: the point in question is only to discriminate them; and it is certain that they are all natural and within our reach and even known to all mankind.

— Blaise Pascal

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nothing is more common than good things: the point in question is only to discriminate them; and it is certain that they are all natural and within our reach and even known to all mankind." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Blaise Pascal

About Blaise Pascal

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