Quotes by Rene Descartes

About Rene Descartes:

René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.

Rene Descartes

But in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.

Rene Descartes

With me, everything turns into mathematics.

Rene Descartes

[About Pierre de Fermat] It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my part, however, I have always been taught to take a broad overview of things, in order to be able to deduce from them ...

Rene Descartes

Let 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.

Rene Descartes

It cannot be denied that has had many exceptional ideas, and that is a highly intelligent man. For my part, however, I have always been taught to take a broad overview of things, in order to be able to deduce from them general rules, which might be a...

Rene Descartes

In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.

Rene Descartes

Whenever enyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

Rene Descartes

There is nothing more ancient than the truth.

Rene Descartes

A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.

Rene Descartes

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.

Rene Descartes

I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake.

Rene Descartes

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

Rene Descartes

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

Rene Descartes

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

Rene Descartes

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

Rene Descartes

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

Rene Descartes

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

Rene Descartes

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

Rene Descartes

Author Bio

  • NameRene Descartes
  • DescriptionFrench philosopher
  • AliasesDescartes; Rene Descartes
  • BornMarch 31, 1596
  • DiedFebruary 11, 1650
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Mathematician; Musicologist; Physicist; Astronomer; Writer; Music Theorist; Actor