Quotation of the day

Cogito ergo sum. I think, therefore I

am.
-Ren Descartes, 16th / 17th century French philosopher

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

An optimist may see a light where

there is none, but why must the
pessimist always run to blow it out?

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

I am accustomed to sleep and in my

dreams to imagine the same things
that lunatics imagine when awake."

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

The senses deceive from time to time,

and it is prudent never to trust wholly
those who have deceived us even
once."

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

It is not enough to have a good mind;

the main thing is to use it well.

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

The reading of all good books is like a

conversation with the finest minds of
past centuries.

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

Travelling is almost like talking with

those of other centuries.

Other quotations by Ren Descartes

I foresee a day in the future when

cow-pad-gai is eaten on every street
corner in Bangkok

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