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The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.

~Rene Descartes

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Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries.

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I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.

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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

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Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

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

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I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery.

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Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.

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When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Mathematician

Born: March 31st, 1596

Died: February 11th, 1650

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