It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
RENE DESCARTESThe destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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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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Masked, I advance.
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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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But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.
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I think; therefore I am.
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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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It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable
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It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.
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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Truths are more likely to have been discovered by one man than by nation
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I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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When it is not in our power to determine what it true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
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