Descartes Quotes. James Wood, comp. 1899. Dictionary of Quotations

James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Descartes


Cogito, ergo sum—I think, therefore I am.	1
Pour savoir quelles étoient véritablement les opinions des hommes, je devois plutôt prendre garde à ce qu’ils pratiquoient qu’à ce qu’ils disoient—To know what men really think, I would pay regard rather to what they do than to what they say.	2
To know the true opinions of men, one ought to pay more respect to their actions than their words.	3
When any one has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offence cannot reach it.	4