Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed; for every one thinks himself so abundantly provided with it, that those even wh… - René Descartes

Good sense is, of all things among men, the most equally distributed; for every one thinks himself so abundantly provided with it, that those even who are the most difficult to satisfy in everything else, do not usually desire a larger measure of this quality than they already possess.

Of all things, good sense is the most fairly distributed: everyone thinks he is so well supplied with it that even those who are the hardest to satisfy in every other respect never desire more of it than they already have.

Good sense is the most evenly distributed thing in the world; for everyone believes himself to be so well provided with it that even those who are the hardest to please in every other way do not usually want more of it than they already have.

Tüm yöntem aklın birtakım gerçeklere varmak için çabasını yönlendirmek zorunda olduğu konuların sırasına ve konumuna dayanır. Bunu sürdürebilmek için güçlük içeren ve muğlak önermeleri aşamalı olarak daha basite indirgemek, sonra da bunların sezgisinden hareket ederek aynı şekilde diğer önermelerin bilgisine varmak gerekir.

Εκείνοι που έχουν μεγαλύτερη συλλογιστική ικανότητα και επεξεργάζονται καλύτερα τις σκέψεις τους, προκειμένου να τις καταστήσουν σαφείς και κατανοητές, μπορούν πάντα να κάνουν πιο πειστικά τα λεγόμενα τους, έστω και αν δεν μιλούν.

...it is a mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in those who have deceived us even once.