Divide each difficulty into as many parts as possible for a better solution.

Divide chacune des difficultes que j'examinerois, en autant de parcelles qu'il se pourroit, et qu'il seroit requis pour les mieux resoudre.

René Descartes

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René Descartes

French philosopher-mathematician born in 1596 who launched modern thought with "I think, therefore I am." His methodical doubt rebuilt knowledge on certainty, while his coordinate system fused geometry and algebra.

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Source: 方法序説 第二部 (Discours de la methode, 1637)Verified

René Descartes's Other Quotes

I think, therefore I am.

Good sense is the most evenly distributed thing in the world.

Once in one's life, everything should be called into doubt.

I think, therefore I am.

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