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Ren� Descartes
France
31 Mar 1596 // 11 Feb 1650
Philosopher
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On Pessimism:
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?
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On Existence:
I think, therefore I am
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On Mind:
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well
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On Truth:
If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things
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On Problem:
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems
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On Writing:
When writing about transcendental issues, be transcendentally clear
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On Truth:
When it is not in our power to determine what it true, we ought to follow what is most probable
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On Do:
To do is to be
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On Book:
The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries
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On Contemplation:
In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anger:
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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Friedrich Nietzsche
On Destiny:
"Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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Francis Bacon
On Friendship:
"A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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