The will determines itself; it should not be described as blind, any more than vision should be described as deaf.
RENE DESCARTESThe greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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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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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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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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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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When I turn my mind’s eye upon myself, I understand that I am a thing which is incomplete and dependent on another and which aspires without limit to ever greater and better things…
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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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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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Nothing is made from nothing.
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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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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
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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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Conquer yourself rather than the world.
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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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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
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Mind and soul of the man is entirely different from the body.
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