But I cannot forget that, at other times I have been deceived in sleep by similar illusions; and, attentively considering those cases, I perceive so clearly that there exist no certain marks by which the state of waking can ever be distinguished from sleep, that I feel greatly astonished; and in amazement I almost persuade myself that I am now dreaming.
René Descartesthat the grace of fable stirs the mind"...and..."that the perusal of excellent books is, as it were, to interview with the noblest men of past ages
René DescartesStichwörter: books
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems
René DescartesExcept our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
René DescartesStichwörter: philosophy self-determination self-discipline
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
René DescartesJust as faith teaches us that the sovereign felicity of the other life consists in the contemplation of the divine majesty alone, so even now we can learn from experience that a similar meditation, although incomparably less perfect, allows us to enjoy the greatest happiness we are capable of feeling in this life.
René DescartesI am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.
René DescartesI knew that the languages which one learns there are necessary to understand the works of the ancients; and that the delicacy of fiction enlivens the mind; that famous deeds of history ennoble it and, if read with understanding, aid in maturing one's judgment; that the reading of all the great books is like conversing with the best people of earlier times; it is even studied conversation in which the authors show us only the best of their thoughts; that eloquence has incomparable powers and beauties; that poetry has enchanting delicacy and sweetness; that mathematics has very subtle processes which can serve as much to satisfy the inquiring mind as to aid all the arts and diminish man's labor; that treatises on morals contain very useful teachings and exhortations to virtue; that theology teaches us how to go to heaven; that philosophy teaches us to talk with appearance of truth about things, and to make ourselves admired by the less learned; that law, medicine, and the other sciences bring honors and wealth to those who pursue them; and finally, that it is desirable to have examined all of them, even to the most superstitious and false in order to recognize their real worth and avoid being deceived thereby
René DescartesLet whoever can do so deceive me, he will never bring it about that I am nothing, so long as I continue to think I am something.
René DescartesStichwörter: philosophy
La lecture de tous les bons livres est comme une conversation avec les plus honnêtes gens des siècles passés.
René DescartesStichwörter: reading books history
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