Conquer yourself rather than the world.Discourse on the Method, Part III, 1637
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René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist known as the "Father of Modern Philosophy". He is famous for his statement "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am), and for his contributions to the development of analytic geometry. Descartes' works laid the foundation for rationalism and had a significant impact on Western philosophy.
1596–1650·lived 53 years
Conquer yourself rather than the world.Discourse on the Method, Part III, 1637
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.Discourse on the Method
I have no knowledge of myself as I am, but merely as I appear to myself.Meditations on First Philosophy, Meditation II, 1641
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