English: According to Machado de Assis, Pascal said that man is a thinking reed, but he (Machado) believes that, in reality, man is a series of corrected editions of previous texts.
Toki Pona: toki pi jan Masato Te Asisa la, jan Pasali li toki e ni: jan li kasi palisa pilin. taso ona (jan Masato) li pilin e ni: jan li kulupu pi toki pini pi kama pona.