''Man is but a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.''
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Pascal cited fulfilled prophecies as one of the most important factors in his faith.<ref>{{cite book |author=Philip J. Yancey|title=Bible Jesus Read|publisher=Zondervan|year=1999|place=Grand Rapids, Michigan|pages=24|isbn=0-310-24566-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KFSWSzyEZL4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bible+Jesus+read&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qaN7UdubK87R4QScnYGgDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Pascal&f=false}}</ref>
From 1660 to 1662 Pascal worked on a public transportation system for [[Paris]].
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