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Quotation from Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes
“The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations”
Discourse on Method, Part I, trans. John Veitch (19th century)
Method matters more than talent; slow travellers on the right road go further than fast ones who stray.
Citation: "The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations" — Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method, Part I, trans. John Veitch (19th century). (id discourse-on-method-q2)
Portrait: Portrait of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), After Frans Hals, Public domain.
