It is contrary to reasoning ...

It is contrary to reasoning to say that there is a vacuum or space in which there is absolutely nothing.
It is contrary to reasoning to say that there is a vacuum or space in which there is absolutely nothing.
 Rene Descartes

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An "I know what I like" mentality is hard to shake, but of course appreciation has space for being challenged.
 Ryan Gander
SHUCHU RYOKU - Focus all your energy to one point.
 Gozo Shioda
The warrior knows that the most important words in all languages are the small words. Yes. Love. God. They are words that are easy enough to say and which fill vast empty spaces.
The Warrior lives a life full of adventure, living on the edge of opportunity. Life on the edge keeps him in a space of heightened awareness and totally in the moment; therefore no matter what comes his way he is always prepared.
 James Arthur Ray
Seeing energy as it flows is an imperious need on the path of knowledge. Ultimately, all the effort of sorcerers is guided to that end. It is not enough for a warrior to know that the universe is energy; he has to verify it for himself.

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It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
 René Descartes
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
 René Descartes
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
 René Descartes
Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.
 Rene Descartes
The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, 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.
 Rene Descartes