Rene Descartes
philosopher, mathematician, musicologist, physicist, astronomer, music theorist, correspondent, mechanical automaton engineer, military personnel, writer, polymath
Read on Wikipedia1596 – 1650
All Quotes by Rene Descartes
“The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.”
“There is nothing more ancient than the truth.”
“I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.”
“The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake.”
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
“The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.”
“I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.”
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
“You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing.”
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.”
“It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.”
“Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.”
“A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.”
“And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our power to determine the most true opinions we ought to follow the most probable.”