Rene Descartes Quotes & Sayings

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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Believe Deep Exist Illusion Lie Memories Myself Philosophy Thing
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
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.
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Capable Great Mind Philosophy Vice Virtue
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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Endurance Mistake Motivational Myself Perseverance Push Yourself
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
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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Doubt One Liner Origin Philosophy Wisdom
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.
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Argument Certain Evidence Mathematics Myself Special
Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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Body Different Mind Philosophy Soul
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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Forward Masked Myself Spectate Stage Theatre World
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
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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Course Doubt Life Necessary Possible Seek Thing Truth
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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Philosophy Power Thought
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
I think; therefore I am.
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Myself Philosophy
In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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Contemplate Improve Learn Less Mind Philosophy
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
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 Far Least Life Necessary Philosophy Possible Real Seek Thing Truth Yourself
Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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Bad Book Habit One Liner
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
Nothing is made from nothing.
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Deep Nothing One Liner Philosophy
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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Alone Certain Deep Detach Exist Myself Philosophy Think Thought
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
To live well is to live concealed.
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Concealed Live Well
It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable
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Best Great Miserble Philosophy Quest Truth Yourself
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary

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