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

Quote by Rene Descartes

Topics: Ability Quotes, Intelligence Quotes, Mind Quotes, Talent Quotes, Thinking Quotes

I think; therefore I am.

I think; therefore I am.

When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to...

When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to...

The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to...

The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to...

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the...

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the...

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

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

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest...

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest...

Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody...

Good sense is of all things in the world the most equally distributed, for everybody...

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which...

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly...

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly...

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have...

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have...

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of...

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of...

I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone...

I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone...

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks...

Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks...

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

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

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

The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it...

The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it...

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that...

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that...

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or...

People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or...