That we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects.
RENE DESCARTESIt is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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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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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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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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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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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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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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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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There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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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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