Am I so tied to a body and senses that I am incapable of existing without them?
RENE DESCARTESTo live well is to live concealed.
More Rene Descartes Quotes
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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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There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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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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For the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
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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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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Masked, I advance.
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At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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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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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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Nothing is made from nothing.
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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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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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