1600 – 1800 CE
The Age of Reason, emphasizing science, liberty, and progress.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding.
— Immanuel Kant
"Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding."
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they ar…
— John Locke
"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason..."
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say li..."
"Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe — the s..."
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and…
— Rene Descartes
"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolv..."
I think, therefore I am.
"I think, therefore I am."
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
— Voltaire
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd."
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
"Doubt is the origin of wisdom."
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.
"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of pa..."
"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."
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