Quote of Blaise Pascal - Man is but a reed, the...

Biography - Blaise Pascal:

French mathematician, physicist, writer and philosopher.
Born: 1623 - Died: 1662
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

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Source: Pensées

Wikisource - Pascal - Pensées, édition de Port-Royal (fr)

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

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Translation

(German, French, Italian)

Der Mensch ist nur ein Schilfrohr, das schwächste der Natur, aber er ist ein denkendes Schilfrohr.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

L'homme n'est qu'un roseau, le plus faible de la nature; mais c'est un roseau pensant.

Blaise Pascal - Pensées

L'uomo è solo una canna, la più fragile della natura; ma è una canna che pensa.

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