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Men Quotes by Rene Descartes
- [About Pierre de Fermat] It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my…
- If we possessed a thorough knowledge of all the parts of the seed of any animal (e.g. man), we could from that alone, be reasons…
- Truths are more likely to be discovered by one man than by a nation
- ... regard this body as a machine which, having been made by the hand of God, is incomparably better ordered than any machine that can…
- Every man is indeed bound to do what he can to promote the good of others, and a man who is of no use to…
- Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.
- Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.
- Because reason...is the only thing that makes us men, and distinguishes us from the beasts, I would prefer to believe that it exists, in its…
- Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed; for every one thinks himself so abundantly provided with it, that those even…
- The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay…
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- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
- A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle