For the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
RENE DESCARTESLet 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.
More Rene Descartes Quotes
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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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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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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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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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.
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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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For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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To live well is to live concealed.
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