For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
RENE DESCARTESLet whoever can do so deceive me, he will never bring it about that I am nothing, so long as I continue to think I am something.
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The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto ‘to live well you must live unseen’.
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He who hid well, lived well.
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Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake.
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I had become aware, as early as my college days, that no opinion, however absurd and incredible can be imagined, that has not been held by one of the philosophers.
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One should never judge anything unless it is known
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In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things
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All that is necessary to right action is right judgment, and to the best action the most correct judgment.
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Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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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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