In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.

Rene Descartes

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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
There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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Ancient Nothing One Liner Philosophy Truth
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
It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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Complete Confidence Deceive Place Prudent
To live well is to live concealed.
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Concealed Live Well
I think; therefore I am.
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Myself Philosophy
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
To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.
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Action Attention People Think
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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Problem Rule Serve Solve
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
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
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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Believe Deep Exist Illusion Lie Memories Myself Philosophy Thing
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
The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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Destruction Edifice Foundation Necessary
The will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
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Blind Deaf Deep Describe Determine Philosophy Vision Will
He who hid well, lived well.
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Hid Himself Well
I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am.
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Doubt Myself Philosophy Think
But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.
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Mathematics Myself Nature Opinion
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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Philosophy Power Thought
It is a common failing of mortals to deem the more difficult the fairer.
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Common Difficult Fail Fair Mortal
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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Absurd Aware College Crazy Day Early Imagine Incredible Myself Opinion Philosophy
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
Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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Bad Book Habit One Liner
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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Enough Good Mind
That we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects.
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Attention Different Fix Object Thought Way
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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Book Conversation Fine Good Man Past Read
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
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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Course Doubt Life Necessary Possible Seek Thing Truth
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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Deep Doubt Dream Imagination Philosophy Sleep Thought Truth
Let 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.
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Bring Deceive Deep Himself Myself Philosophy Think
Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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Body Different Mind Philosophy Soul
With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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Mathematics Myself
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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Alone Certain Deep Detach Exist Myself Philosophy Think Thought
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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Difficulty Divide Necessary Resolve
To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.
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Attempt Close Deep Eyes Live Philosophy Truth
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt
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Acceptance Doubt Thing True
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
Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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Conquer Inspirational One Liner World Yourself
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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Doubt One Liner Origin Philosophy Wisdom
Masked, I advance.
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Advance Mask Myself

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn than to contemplate.

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