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Rene Descartes Quotes

Biography: René Descartes is known for his contributions to philosophy and mathe... more Biography: René Descartes is known for his contributions to philosophy and mathematics, famously coining the phrase "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"). Born in 1596 in France, Descartes is regarded as the father of modern philosophy. His work laid the groundwork for 17th-century continental rationalism. less

"Cogito ergo sum "

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"112"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of the past centuries"

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"The preservation of health should be the first study of one who is of any worth to oneself"

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"The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues"

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"It is not enough to possess a good mind; one must also apply it"

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"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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"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power"

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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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"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve 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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"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries"

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"I think, therefore I am"

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