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Blaise Pascal, child prodigy, French mathematician and philosopher: "The greatness of man consists in knowing that he is miserable"
Clarín · global
Pascal was one of the most brilliant minds of the 17th century. The article explores why he maintained that knowing we are “miserable” paradoxically constitutes our greatness.
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