But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.
RENE DESCARTESTruths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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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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To live well is to live concealed.
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To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.
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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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In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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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
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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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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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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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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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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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For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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