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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 reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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Book Conversation Fine Good Man Past Read
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Advance Mask Myself
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
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
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
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
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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Discover Man Nation Philosophy Truth
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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Doubt Far Least Life Necessary Philosophy Possible Real Seek Thing Truth Yourself
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
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 think; therefore I am.
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Myself Philosophy
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 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
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

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