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Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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Discover Man Nation Philosophy Truth
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
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
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
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
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
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
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
Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.
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Commodity Common Sense Convince Man Share Supply World
Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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Conquer Inspirational One Liner World Yourself
He who hid well, lived well.
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Hid Himself Well
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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Philosophy Power Thought
But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.
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Mathematics Myself Nature Opinion
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
It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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Common Difficult Fail Fair Mortal
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
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
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
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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Ancient Nothing One Liner Philosophy Truth
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
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
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
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
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
To live well is to live concealed.
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Concealed Live Well
You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.
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Endurance Mistake Motivational Myself Perseverance Push Yourself

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