Let 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.
RENE DESCARTESBad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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The will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
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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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The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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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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All that is necessary to right action is right judgment, and to the best action the most correct judgment.
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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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One should never judge anything unless it is known
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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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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It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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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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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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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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