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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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Philosophy Power Thought
When I turn my mind’s eye upon myself, I understand that I am a thing which is incomplete and dependent on another and which aspires without limit to ever greater and better things…
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Aspire Better Complete Dependent Eyes Great Limit Mind Myself Thing Turn Understand
To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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Attempt Close Deep Eyes Live Philosophy Truth
At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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Demolition Devote General Myself Opinion Reserve Sincere
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
One should never judge anything unless it is known
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Judge Known
You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.
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Endurance Mistake Motivational Myself Perseverance Push Yourself
Am I so tied to a body and senses that I am incapable of existing without them?
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Body Capable Deep Exist Philosophy Senses Tie
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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Contemplate Improve Learn Less Mind Philosophy
That we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects.
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Attention Different Fix Object Thought Way
To think? That’s it. It is thought. This alone cannot be detached from me. I am, I exist; that is certain.
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Alone Certain Deep Detach Exist Myself Philosophy Think Thought
I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.
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Argument Certain Evidence Mathematics Myself Special
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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Book Conversation Fine Good Man Past Read
He who hid well, lived well.
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Hid Himself Well
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary

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