And in spite of that these persons would perhaps not be great mathemat… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

And in spite of that these persons would perhaps not be great mathematicians, because mathematics contain a great number of premises, and there is perhaps a kind of intellect that can search with ease a few premises to the bottom, and cannot in the least penetrate those matters in which there are many premises.

Place: SECTION I · ¶56
License: Public domain · Source
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