I think, therefore I am.

Je pense, donc je suis.

René Descartes

Discourse on Method

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Topic

Nature of man

Author

René Descartes

Source

Discourse on Method

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

French

Time

1637 1630s 17th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Descartes, René [published anonymously]. Discours de la Méthode: Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences [Discourse on Method: To Conduct Reason Well, and Seek Truth in the Sciences]. Leiden, 1637, pt. 4.

Current Citation

Descartes, René. Discourse on the Method, translated by Ian Maclean. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 4.

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There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than man.

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Sophocles
Source
Antigone
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Language
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Time
441 BC 440s 5th century BC
Era
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Original Citation

Sophocles. Ἀντιγόνη [Antigone]. c. 441 BC, Festival of Dionysus, Athens, Greece.

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Sophocles. "Antigone." The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone, translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Mariner Books, 2002.

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism

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Taking risks Going for it

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Alexander Pope
Source
An Essay on Criticism
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1711 1710s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 626.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 626.

Another quote originally in French

In the misfortune of our best friends we often find something that is not displeasing.

François de La Rochefoucauld

Reflections

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François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
Reflections
Medium
Epigram
Language
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Time
1678 1670s 17th century
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La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.