"Pascal's musings are a péle-méle *; some are very weak, and next to them there are others very pregnant. For example, when he was attacked for writing against the Jesuits, Pascal said: "If I know that there are a hundred wells in the city, and one of them is poisoned, it is my duty to tell and show the poisoned one."
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Pascal's musings are a péle-méle *; some are very weak, and next to them there are others very pregnant. For example, when he was attacked for writing against the Jesuits, Pascal said: "If I know that there are a hundred wells in the city, and one of them is poisoned, it is my duty to tell and show the poisoned one."
""Cugetările lui Pascal sunt un péle-méle *; unele sunt foarte slabe, iar alături de ele se găsesc altele foarte pregnante. De exemplu, când a fost atacat pentru că scrisese împotriva iezuiților, Pascal a spus: „Dacă știu că în oraș exista o sută de fântâni, iar una dintre ele este otrăvită, e datoria mea s-o spun și s-o arăt pe cea otrăvită.“"