There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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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Am I so tied to a body and senses that I am incapable of existing without them?
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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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It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable
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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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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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To live well is to live concealed.
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The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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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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For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
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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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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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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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The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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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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