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Quotation from Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes
“My _third_ maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world”
Discourse on Method, Part III, trans. John Veitch (19th century)
A Stoic maxim of contentment: only our thoughts are wholly in our power.
Citation: "My _third_ maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world" — Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method, Part III, trans. John Veitch (19th century). (id discourse-on-method-q6)
Portrait: Portrait of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), After Frans Hals, Public domain.
