Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes
René Descarteswas a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the father of modern western philosophy, much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. He spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic...
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth31 March 1596
CityIndre-et-Loire, France
Rene Descartes quotes about
math giving give-me
Give me extension and motion and I will construct the universe.
judging desire use
I experienced in myself a certain capacity for judging which I have doubtless received from God, like all the other things that I possess; and as He could not desire to deceive me, it is clear that He has not given me a faculty that will lead me to err if I use it aright.
exercise soul brain
There is a little gland in the brain in which the soul exercises its functions in a more particular way than in the other parts.
doubt aries thrive
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
learning caring order
In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.
travel journey talking
Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries.
dream sleep awake-at-night
I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.
philosophical probability probable-cause
Variant: When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
joy sorrow genuine
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
dream life-is certain
How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?
passion love-is two
A person has two passions for love and abhorrence. A big disposition to excessiveness has just a love, because it is more ardent and stronger.
encouragement hard-work intellectual
For each of us there is a set limit to our intellectual powers which we cannot pass.
grace natural divine
Neither divine grace nor natural knowledge ever diminishes freedom.
space vacuums absolutely-nothing
It is contrary to reasoning to say that there is a vacuum or space in which there is absolutely nothing.