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René Descartes

René Descartes

French philosopher, scientist

Lived from: 1596 - 1650

Category: Philosophers | Scientists Country: FlagFrance

Born: 31 march 1596 Died: 11 february 1650

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  • Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
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  • Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
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  • Everything is self-evident.
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  • Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
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  • I think therefore I am.
    Original: Cogito, ergo sum.
    Latin
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  • 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.
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  • It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
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  • Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
    Original: Le bon sense est la chose du monde la mieux partagée, car chacun pense en être bien pourvu.
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  • The reading of all good books is like a conversation with all the finest men of past centuries.
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  • There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another.
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  • To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
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  • Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
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What are the most famous quotes from René Descartes?

The two most famous quotes from René Descartes are:

  • "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
  • "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems."

When did René Descartes live?

René Descartes was born in 1596 and died in the year 1650.