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Quotation from Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes
“imitating in this the example of travelers who, when they have lost their way in a forest, ought not to wander from side to side, far less remain in one place, but proceed constantly towards the same side in as straight a line as possible”
Discourse on Method, Part III, trans. John Veitch (19th century)
The second maxim of the provisional morality: act firmly on the most probable opinion.
Citation: "imitating in this the example of travelers who, when they have lost their way in a forest, ought not to wander from side to side, far less remain in one place, but proceed constantly towards the same side in as straight a line as possible" — Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method, Part III, trans. John Veitch (19th century). (id discourse-on-method-q5)
Portrait: Portrait of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), After Frans Hals, Public domain.
