Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
RENE DESCARTESIn 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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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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When it is not in our power to determine what it true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
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For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
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For the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
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The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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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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To live well is to live concealed.
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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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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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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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Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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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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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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So far, I have been a spectator in this theatre which is the world, but I am now about to mount the stage, and I come forward masked.
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