It is not by believing but by doubting that one can attain to the truth, which is ever changing form and condition.

Augusto Roa Bastos
It is not by believing but by doubting that one...
It is not by believing but by doubting that one...
It is not by believing but by doubting that one...
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This quote comes from the work of René Descartes, who lived from 1596 to 1650. The philosopher was born in France and began his studies at the age of six. He died in Holland at the age of 43, but he spent most of his adult life in France. His masterpiece was a book called “Discourse on the Method.” One of the things that distinguishes Descartes from other philosophers is his method: He started with a few broad and abstract axioms and then explored their implications.

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  1. It is not by believing but by doubting that one can attain to the truth, which is ever changing form and condition.

  2. Letters couldn't care less whether what is written with them is true or false.

  3. To write does not mean to convert the real into words but to make the power of the word real.

  4. Forms disappear, words remain, to signify the impossible.

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