In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things
RENE DESCARTESOne should never judge anything unless it is known
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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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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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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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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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Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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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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Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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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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The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt
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At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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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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Am I so tied to a body and senses that I am incapable of existing without them?
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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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