“To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.”
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René Descartes 47
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist 1596–1650Related quotes

“Fly without wings; dream with open eyes.”
Muse II http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/muse-ii/
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“He that made all things for love, by the same love keepeth them, and shall keep them without end.”
The First Revelation, Chapter 8

The End of the Road (1982), Ch. 25 "Years of Upheaval"
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“Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed.”
Codex Alera, Princeps' Fury (2008)
Source: Design and Control of Self-organizing Systems (2007), p. 60

“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
Variant: Open your eyes, the Frenchman on the radio used to say, and see what you can with them before they close forever.
Source: All the Light We Cannot See
“Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.”
Source: The Gift