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Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly
Drawn from what René Descartes said
What René Descartes actually said
- René Descartes French philosopher and mathematician (1596 to 1650)
For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
Where this was said
↗Discourse on the Method (tr. John Veitch, 1850)gutenberg.org
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