Archimedes, that he might transport the entire globe ... demanded only a point that was firm and immovable; so also, I shall be entitled to entertain the highest expectations, if I am fortunate enough to discover only one thing that is certain and indubitable.

Rene Descartes

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We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can desc... by Rene Descartes

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

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The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thou... by Rene Descartes

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

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It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it... by Rene Descartes

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.

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Conquer yourself rather than the world. by Rene Descartes

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

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De omnibus dubitandum by Rene Descartes

De omnibus dubitandum

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By 'God', I understand, a substance which is infinite, independent, supremely intelligent, supremely powerful, and which created both myself and everything else [...] that exists. All these attributes are such that, the more carefully I concentrate on them, the less possible it seems that they could have originated from me alone. So, from what has been said it must be concluded that God necessarily exists.

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Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high t... by Rene Descartes

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

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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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Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and nece... by Rene Descartes

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

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An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

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Doubt is the origin of wisdom by Rene Descartes

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

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Now therefore, that my mind is free from all cares, and that I have obtained for myself assured leisure in peaceful solitude, I shall apply myself seriously and freely to the general destruction of all my former opinions.

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The only thing that I know, is that I know nothing by Rene Descartes

The only thing that I know, is that I know nothing

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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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It is possible that I am dreaming right now and that all of my pe... by Rene Descartes

It is possible that I am dreaming right now and that all of my perceptions are false.

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Some years ago I was struck by the large number of falsehoods that I had accepted as true in my childhood, and by the highly doubtful nature of the whole edifice that I had subsequently based on them. I realized that it was necessary, once in the course of my life, to demolish everything completely and start again right from the foundations if I wanted to establish anything at all in the sciences that was stable and likely to last.

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Reason is nothing without imagination. by Rene Descartes

Reason is nothing without imagination.

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I know that I exist; the question is, What is this 'I' that 'I' k... by Rene Descartes

I know that I exist; the question is, What is this 'I' that 'I' know.

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I think; therefore I am. by Rene Descartes

I think; therefore I am.

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The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices... by Rene Descartes

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

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