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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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Complete Confidence Deceive Place Prudent
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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Attempt Close Deep Eyes Live Philosophy Truth
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
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
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
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
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
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
I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.
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Argument Certain Evidence Mathematics Myself Special
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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Deep Doubt Dream Imagination Philosophy Sleep Thought Truth
Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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Discover Man Nation Philosophy Truth
Nothing is made from nothing.
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Deep Nothing One Liner Philosophy
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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Doubt One Liner Origin Philosophy Wisdom
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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Conquer Inspirational One Liner World Yourself

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