Quotes from book
Discurso sobre o Método

René Descartes Original title Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences (French, 1637)
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“My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world.”

René Descartes book Discurso sobre o Método

Source: Discourse on Method (Rozprava o metodě)

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