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Quote by Rene Descartes
When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to fo

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

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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

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Truth
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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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Time
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Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. – Rene Descartes

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Common Sense
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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men. – Eric Hoffer

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power

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. – Abigail Adams

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power

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didnt have any creative power, nothing. I dont know that person any more. – Gwen Stefani

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power

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges… which are employed altogether for their benefit. – Andrew Jackson

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And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. Genesis 50:20 – Bible

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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society. – Bianca Jagger

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