I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen - René Descartes

to live well you must live
unseen

And in this it is not likely that all are mistaken the conviction is rather to be held as testifying that the power of judging aright and of distinguishing truth from error, which is properly what is called good sense or reason, is by nature equal in all men; and that the diversity of our opinions, consequently, does not arise from some being endowed with a larger share of reason than others, but solely from this, that we conduct our thoughts along different ways, and do not fix our attention on the same objects. For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it. The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, 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.

Η κοινή λογική, δηλαδή, ο ανθρώπινος λόγος, αφορά την ικανότητα διαμόρφωσης ορθής κρίσης και διάκρισης του σωστού από το λάθος. Τη συναντάμε εξίσου σε όλους τους ανθρώπους, και διαμορφώνεται μόνο με βάση το πως χρησιμοποιείται

The last rule was to make enumerations so complete, and reviews so comprehensive, that I should be certain of omitting nothing.