But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.
RENE DESCARTESThe destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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He who hid well, lived well.
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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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I suppose therefore that all things I see are illusions; I believe that nothing has ever existed of everything my lying memory tells me.
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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.
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To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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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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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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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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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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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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