He who hid well, lived well.
RENE DESCARTESConquer yourself rather than the world.
More Rene Descartes Quotes
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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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Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.
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The destruction of the foundations necessarily brings down the whole edifice.
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There is nothing more ancient than the truth.
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The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
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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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With me, everything turns into mathematics.
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That we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects.
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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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Masked, I advance.
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Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
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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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To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.
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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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At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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