"Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him."
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, and philosopher whose work influenced probability theory and modern science. He is also known for philosophical and theological writings including Pensees.