Best Rene Descartes Quotes
- 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… All
- In philosophy, when we make use of false principles, we depart the farther from the knowledge of truth and wisdom exactly in proportion to the… All
- Nothing comes out of nothing. Aries
- The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may… Aberration
- I have concluded the evident existence of God, and that my existence depends entirely on God in all the moments of my life, that I… All
- Be that as it may, there is fixed in my mind a certain opinion of long [21] standing, namely that there exists a God who… Able
- 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
- Give me extension and motion and I will construct the universe. Construct
- Desire awakens only to things that are thought possible. Awakens
- How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream? Certain
- We never understand a thing so well,and make it our own, as when we have discovered it for ourselves. Discovered
- When I consider this carefully, I find not a single property which with certainty separates the waking state from the dream. How can you be… Carefully
- The object of music is a Sound. The end; to delight, and move various Affections in us. Affection
- We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe. Describe
- So blind is the curiosity by which mortals are possessed, that they often conduct their minds along unexplored routes, having no reason to hope for… Along
- These long chains of perfectly simple and easy reasonings by means of which geometers are accustomed to carry out their most difficult demonstrations had led… Accepting
- If I found any new truths in the sciences, I can say that they follow from, or depend on, five or six principal problems which… Any
- He lives well who is well hidden. Hidden
- I concluded that I might take as a general rule the principle that all things which we very clearly and obviously conceive are true: only… All
- When writing about transcendental issues, be transcendentally clear. Clear
- As I considered the matter carefully it gradually came to light that all those matters only were referred to mathematics in which order and measurements… All
- For each of us there is a set limit to our intellectual powers which we cannot pass. Cannot Pass
- I should consider that I know nothing about physics if I were able to explain only how things might be, and were unable to demonstrate… Able
- The rainbow is such a remarkable phenomenon of nature, and its cause has been so meticulously sought after by inquiring minds throughout the ages, that… Age
- Here I beg you to observe in passing that the scruples that prevented ancient writers from using arithmetical terms in geometry, and which can only… Ancient
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