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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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Absurd Aware College Crazy Day Early Imagine Incredible Myself Opinion Philosophy
I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto ‘to live well you must live unseen’.
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Desire Life Live Peace Philosophy Well
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
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
It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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Common Difficult Fail Fair Mortal
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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Acceptance Doubt Thing True
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
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
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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Ancient Nothing One Liner Philosophy Truth
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
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
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
Let whoever can do so deceive me, he will never bring it about that I am nothing, so long as I continue to think I am something.
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Bring Deceive Deep Himself Myself Philosophy Think
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
But what then am I? A thing that thinks. What is that? A thing that doubts, understand, affirms, denies, wills, refuses, and that also imagines and senses.
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Affirm Deep Deny Doubt Imagination Myself Refuse Sense Thing Think Understand Will
In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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Contemplate Improve Learn Less Mind Philosophy

Masked, I advance.

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