Be one of those few who pursue truth both night and day. Blaise Pascal said, "Once your soul has been enlarged by truth, it can never return to its original size."

做一个每天都在追逐真理的人，布莱士·帕斯卡(译者注：法国数学家)说：“一旦你的灵魂被真理延伸，它绝不会再回到最初的形态。”

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Some sources say Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century French mathematician, invented it in his attempts to create a perpetual motion device.

有些资源说布莱斯·帕斯卡blaise Pascal，一位17世纪的法国数学家，在试着创造永动机时发明了它。

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The other was Blaise Pascal, a Frenchman.

另一位则是法国人布莱斯•帕斯卡（Blaise Pascal）。

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After hearing of an adding machine built by Blaise Pascal, Leibniz set out to best him.

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