The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest of the past centuries.

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"Cogito Ergo Sum | "I Think, Therefore I Am.""

- René Descartes

Belief in Self

"Cogito, ergo sum. — I think, therefore I am."

- René Descartes

Belief in Self

"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries."

- René Descartes

Education

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the important thing is to use it well."

- René Descartes

Wisdom

"Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it."

- René Descartes

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"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

- Helen Hayes

Learning

"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Learning

"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."

- Dorothy West

Learning

"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."

- Vince Gironda

Learning

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."

- Vincent van Gogh

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