 | William Rounseville Alger - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and, in general, to accustom myself to the persuasion that, except our...thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. Thus we learn to regret nothing which is unchangeable, desire nothing which is unattainable. I confess... | |
 | 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 958
...fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general accustom myself to th£ persuasion that except our own thoughts there is nothing...to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible. In tine, to conclude this mode of morals, I thought of reviewing the different occupations of men in... | |
 | René Descartes, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Hobbes - 1910 - عدد الصفحات: 436
...it is not in our power to Determine what is true, we ought to act according to what is most Sable; and even although we should not remark a greater probability...of success is to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossibles/and this single principle seemed to me sufficient to prevent me from desiring for the future... | |
 | 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 990
...they had been highly certain. My third maxim was, to endeavor always to conquer myself rather th:m fortune, and change my desires rather than the order...to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible. In fine, to conclude this mode of morals, I thought of reviewing the different occupations of men in... | |
 | Henry Maudsley - 1925 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...reason by which our choice has been determined is itself possessed of these qualities. This prin3iple was sufficient thenceforward to rid me of all those...held, as regards us, absolutely impossible: and this 3ingle principle seemed to me sufficient to prevent me from desiring for the future anything which... | |
 | René Descartes - 1925 - عدد الصفحات: 486
...destitute of any clear and determinate principle ol choice, allow themselves one day to adopt a course oi action as the best, which they abandon the next, as...held, as regards us, absolutely impossible: and this 3ingle principle seemed to me sufficient to prevent me from desiring for the future anything which... | |
 | René Descartes - 2004 - عدد الصفحات: 130
...of action as the best, which they abandon the next, as the opposite. My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and...in our power; so that when we have done our best in things external to us, all wherein we fail of success is to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible:... | |
 | René Descartes - 2006 - عدد الصفحات: 126
...of action as the best, which they abandon the next, as the opposite. My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and...in our power; so that when we have done our best in things external to us, all wherein we fail of success is to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible:... | |
 | René Descartes - 2006 - عدد الصفحات: 86
...of action as the best, which they abandon the next, as the opposite. My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and...in our power; so that when we have done our best in things external to us, all wherein we fail of success is to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible:... | |
 | René Descartes - 2006 - عدد الصفحات: 142
...of action as the best, which they abandon the next, as the opposite. My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and...in our power; so that when we have done our best in things external to us, all wherein we fail of success is to be held, as regards us, absolutely impossible:... | |
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My third maxim was to endeavour always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general, accustom myself to the persuasion that, except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our... 
