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Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.

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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
So far, I have been a spectator in this theatre which is the world, but I am now about to mount the stage, and I come forward masked.
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Forward Masked Myself Spectate Stage Theatre World
Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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Body Different Mind Philosophy Soul
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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Capable Great Mind Philosophy Vice Virtue
I took especially great pleasure in mathematics because of the certainty and the evidence of its arguments.
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Argument Certain Evidence Mathematics Myself Special
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.
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Accustom Awake Dream Imagination Lunatic Myself Philosophy Sleep
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
It is best not to go on for great quest for truth , it will only make you miserable
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Best Great Miserble Philosophy Quest Truth Yourself
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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Contemplate Improve Learn Less Mind Philosophy
All that is necessary to right action is right judgment, and to the best action the most correct judgment.
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Action Best Correct Deep Judge Necessary Right
When it is not in our power to determine what it true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
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Determine Follow Philosophy Power Probable True
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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Doubt Far Least Life Necessary Philosophy Possible Real Seek Thing Truth Yourself
For the very fact that my knowledge is increasing little by little is the most certain argument for its imperfection.
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Argument Fact Increase Knowledge Little Myself Perfect
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
One should never judge anything unless it is known
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Judge Known
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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Commodity Common Sense Convince Man Share Supply World
Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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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 will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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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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Desire Life Live Peace Philosophy Well
At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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Demolition Devote General Myself Opinion Reserve Sincere
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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