The quote of the day, inspired by French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal, reflects on how many people struggle to be alone with their thoughts and often seek constant distractions instead.

Blaise Pascal, born in 1623, showed that being intelligent doesn’t solve the problem of being human. He was a great scientist and mathematician. Yet he knew neither discipline could explain purpose, ...

Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician and philosopher. As a converter to Christianity, Pascal’s beliefs would come to extensively influence the religion and its practice. He also engaged in ...

In 1642, a teenage French scholar named Blaise Pascal invented what many regard as the world’s first mechanical calculator: the Pascaline. Almost four centuries later, one of these famous instruments ...

Blaise Pascal’s ideas have led to some of the world’s most important inventions. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images In fact, Pascal’s influence in the modern world extends so far that biographer James A ...