$Rene Descartes Quote - I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.$
$Rene Descartes Quote - I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.$
$Rene Descartes Quote - I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.$
$Rene Descartes Quote - I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.$
$Rene Descartes Quote - I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.$

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I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.

Rene Descartes

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
RENE DESCARTES

Contemplate Improve Learn Less Mind Philosophy
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
RENE DESCARTES

Book Conversation Fine Good Man Past Read
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
RENE DESCARTES

Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
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
I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.
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Accustom Awake Dream Imagination Lunatic Myself Philosophy Sleep
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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Deep Myself Offend Offense One Liner Raise Soul Try
He who hid well, lived well.
RENE DESCARTES

Hid Himself Well
For I found myself embarrassed with so many doubts and errors that it seemed to me that the effort to instruct myself had no effect other than the increasing discovery of my own ignorance
RENE DESCARTES

Deep Discover Doubt Effort Embarrass Error Found Ignore Instruct Myself Philosophy
Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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Conquer Inspirational One Liner World Yourself
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
RENE DESCARTES

Capable Great Mind Philosophy Vice Virtue
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
It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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Complete Confidence Deceive Place Prudent
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
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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Deep Doubt Dream Imagination Philosophy Sleep Thought Truth
To live well is to live concealed.
RENE DESCARTES

Concealed Live Well
I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto ‘to live well you must live unseen’.
RENE DESCARTES

Desire Life Live Peace Philosophy Well