René Descartes quote about mind from Discourse on the Method - For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
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For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
 René Descartes, Discourse on the Method (1637). copy citation

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Author René Descartes
Source Discourse on the Method
Topic mind thought
Date 1637
Language English
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“And in this it is not likely that all are mistaken the conviction is rather to be held as testifying that the power of judging aright and of distinguishing truth from error, which is properly what is called good sense or reason, is by nature equal in all men; and that the diversity of our opinions, consequently, does not arise from some being endowed with a larger share of reason than others, but solely from this, that we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects. For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it. The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to the straight road, than those who, while they run, forsake it.” source

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