Occupation: Philosopher Birth: March 31, 1596 Death: February 11, 1650
A person has two passions for love and abhorrence. A big disposition to excessiveness has just a love, because it is more ardent and stronger..
If I go for the alternative which is false, then obviously I shall be in error; if I take the other side, then it is by... chance that I arrive at th….
We call infinite that thing whose limits we have not perceived, and so by that word we do not signify what we understand about a thing, but rather wh….
Truths are more likely to be discovered by one man than by a nation.
Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to ponder His attr….
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the self-same well from which your laughter rises was often-times filled with your tears..
To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them..
Wonder is the first of all the passions..
Reason is nothing without imagination..