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1. René Descartes: Philosophical Essays and Correspondence

   Rene Descartes

   “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to apply it well.”

   Descartes on opinion vs. reason, the key to a wakeful mind, and the discipline of critical introspection:

2. The Philosophical Writings of Descartes: Volume 1

   René Descartes

   “There are no grounds for fear of the unknown: for often the things we most dreaded, before we experienced them, turn out to be better than those we desired.”

   Half a millennium ago, Descartes offered the cure for indecision: