There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
RENE DESCARTESFor the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
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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 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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Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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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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I suppose therefore that all things I see are illusions; I believe that nothing has ever existed of everything my lying memory tells me.
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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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He who hid well, lived well.
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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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The will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
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For the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
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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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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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