Wisdom Quote by Rene Descartes — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I suppose therefore that all things I see are illusions; I believe that nothing has ever existed of everything my lying memory tells me. I think I have no senses. I believe that body, shape, extension, motion, location are functions. What is there then that can be taken as true? Perhaps only this one thing, that nothing at all is certain.”

“The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.”

“...the greater objective (representative) perfection there is in our idea of a thing, the greater also must be the perfection of its cause.”

“Dubium sapientiae initium. (”

“It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.”

“Dubium sapientiae initium (Doubt is the origin of wisdom).”

“Wisdom is not increased by acquiring more information, but by increasing the capacity of seeing.”

“When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.”

“It's other people who make us wise, and I haven't known nearly enough.”

“Realize that everything connects to everything else.”

“Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you've got. They're the least of what belong to you. The qualities inside you, those are what you've really got to defend yourself with.”

“We're on the same boat but in different cabin”