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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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Forward Masked Myself Spectate Stage Theatre World
I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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Doubt Myself Philosophy Think
The will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
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Blind Deaf Deep Describe Determine Philosophy Vision Will
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
It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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Common Difficult Fail Fair Mortal
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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Ancient Nothing One Liner Philosophy Truth
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
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
All that is necessary to right action is right judgment, and to the best action the most correct judgment.
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Action Best Correct Deep Judge Necessary Right
To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.
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Action Attention People Think
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
Masked, I advance.
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Advance Mask 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
I think; therefore I am.
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Myself Philosophy
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
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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Absurd Aware College Crazy Day Early Imagine Incredible Myself Opinion Philosophy

Masked, I advance.

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