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Blaise Pascal Quotes: All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.
         

All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.


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All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.
         



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