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Other Quotes by Rene Descartes
- There is a little gland in the brain in which the soul exercises its functions in a more particular way than in the other parts.
- Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency.
- 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…
- Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.
- Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who…
- Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries.
- I experienced in myself a certain capacity for judging which I have doubtless received from God, like all the other things that I possess; and…
- For I found myself embarrassed with so many doubts and errors that it seemed to me that the effort to instruct myself had no effect…
- But I cannot forget that, at other times I have been deceived in sleep by similar illusions; and, attentively considering those cases, I perceive so…
- Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to ponder His attributes…
- Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody thinks he is so well supplied with it, that even…
- Of all things, good sense is the most fairly distributed: everyone thinks he is so well supplied with it that even those who are the…
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