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#11735
The power to judge well, to distinguish the true from the false, which is what we call common sense, or the reason is naturally equal in all men.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11736
We can't do without a method to search for the truth of things.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11737
The plurality of votes is not evidence, for the difficult to discover truths, as it is much more likely that one man has met them all a people.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11738
Thus the most generous have used to be the most humble.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11739
The reason is the only thing that makes us men.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11740
II should be Springs too subtle and all together too strong to be made by men.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11741
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the most honest people in past centuries.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11742
I'm like a middle between God and nothingness.

René Descartes
(Méditation quatrième)

#11743
But what am I? A thing that thinks. That is one thing that think?

René Descartes
(Méditation seconde)

#11744
I take a lot more fun learning myself as not to put in writing the little I know.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11745
I think, therefore I am.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11746
The will is so free of its nature, that she can never be forced.

René Descartes
(Les Passions de l'âme)

#11747
Eyes closed without ever try to open but to live without philosophizing is cleanly.

René Descartes
(Les Principes de la philosophie)

#11748
There is no one who doesn't want to make them happy; but many do not know the way.

René Descartes
(Elisabeth l - Septembre 1645)

#11749
All science is certain and obvious knowledge.

René Descartes
(Règles pour la direction de l’esprit)

#11750
To examine the truth, it is need, once in his life, to put all things in doubt as much as possible.

René Descartes
(Règles pour la direction de l'esprit)

#11751
The error is only one defect.

René Descartes
(Méditations métaphysiques)

#11752
There is no vice which detrimental both to the happiness of men than of envy.

René Descartes
(Les Passions de l'âme)

#11753
What is ordinarily the most envied, it's fame.

René Descartes
(Les Passions de l'âme)

#11754
What is called commonly want is a defect which is a perversity of nature that makes some people get upset well they see happen to other men.

René Descartes
(Les passions de l'âme)

#11755
I call absolute everything that contains in itself the nature pure and simple you are looking for.

René Descartes
(Règles pour la direction de l’esprit)

#11756
Common sense is the best shared thing in the world: because everyone thinks to be well-endowed.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11757
Passions are all good in their nature, and we have nothing to avoid their improper use as their excesses.

René Descartes
(Les Passions de l’âme)

#11758
When using too much time traveling, finally it becomes stranger in his country.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11759
We know it is difficult, working only on the works of others, to do the very accomplished things.

René Descartes
(Discours de la méthode)

#11760
Passion is soul passivity and activity of the body.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11761
To reach the truth, once in life get rid of all the views we received, and rebuild again all its knowledge system.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11762
It is also the same to converse with those of other centuries to travel.

René Descartes
(Le discours de la méthode)

#11763
Men that passions can best move are able to taste the sweetness in this life more.

René Descartes
(Traité des passions)

#11764
Is not enough to be good, but the main thing is to apply it well.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11765
The man is an imperfect thing which tends continually to something better and bigger than itself.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11766
Largest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as major virtues.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11767
It is not worth nothing than to be useful to anyone.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11768
If the man is free, it is God who is not.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

#11769
The word has much more strength to persuade that Scripture.

René Descartes
(Lettre à Chanus)

#11770
Often a false joy is better that a sorrow whose cause is real.

René Descartes
(Source inconnue)

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