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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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Apply Enough Mind Possess Right Vigorous
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
When it is not in our power to determine what it true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
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Determine Follow Philosophy Power Probable True
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
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
That we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects.
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Attention Different Fix Object Thought Way
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
Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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Body Different Mind Philosophy Soul
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
Am I so tied to a body and senses that I am incapable of existing without them?
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Body Capable Deep Exist Philosophy Senses Tie
Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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Discover Man Nation Philosophy Truth
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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Bad Book Habit One Liner
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 live well is to live concealed.
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Concealed Live Well

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