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Quote by Rene Descartes
The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction,

The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge. – Rene Descartes

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

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

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