Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries.

Quote by Rene Descartes

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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...

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

Everything is self-evident.

Everything is self-evident.

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

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 think therefore I exist.

I think therefore I exist.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be...

You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be...

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

If I found any new truths in the sciences, I can say that they follow...

If I found any new truths in the sciences, I can say that they follow...

Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum. (I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I...

Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum. (I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I...

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...

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...

I think; therefore I am.

I think; therefore I am.

Philosophy will clip an angel's wings.

Philosophy will clip an angel's wings.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something...

What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something...