“My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world.”

Source: Discourse on Method (Rozprava o metodě)

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Mou třetí zásadou bylo snažit se vždy zvítězit spíše sám nad sebou než nad osudem a změnit raději své touhy než řád světa.

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René Descartes 47
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist 1596–1650