Rene Descartes Quotes

Whatever I have up till now accepted as most true and assured I have gotten either from the senses or through the senses. But from time to time I have found that the senses deceive, and it is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once.

Rene Descartes

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• Timidity does not inspire bold acts.

  

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• This was just one of many times God has spared me.

  

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• The feather in your cap is to get a man you love who'll marry you.

  

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• I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.

  

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• Whatever I have up till now accepted as most true and assured I have gotten either from the senses or through the senses. But from time to time I have found that the senses deceive, and it is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once.

  

  Rene Descartes
  • True
  • Trust
  • Senses