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Some famous quotes by René Descartes, the French philosopher and mathematician

• “Cogito, ergo sum.” (“I think, therefore I am.”)

• “The preservation of health should be the first study of one who is of any worth to oneself.”

• “If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”

• “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.”

• “Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.”

• “It is not enough to possess a good mind; it must be applied.”

• “Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.”

• “The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.”

— by René Descartes

Here are some of the most famous quotes by Mother Teresa:

• “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” 

• “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

• “Peace begins with a smile.”

• “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”

• “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” 

• “Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.”

• “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”

• “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

Some of the most famous quotes by Angela Merkel

Reflects her methodical, results-driven leadership style.

•  “In politics, it is often about the question of power. But for me, it is about responsibility.”

•  “I have always believed that if you want something done well, you must do it yourself.”

👩‍🔬 Women in Politics

• “I don’t believe in quotas for everything, but I believe in equality of opportunity.”

• “Women must have the courage to step outside the roles that society assigns them.”

As Germany’s first female chancellor, she often addressed gender equality and representation.

💶 Economy & the Euro Crisis

• “If the euro fails, Europe fails.”

Spoken during the sovereign debt crisis within the European Union.

•  “Solidarity and competitiveness are two sides of the same coin.”

🌍 Refugees & Migration

• “Wir schaffen das.” (“We can manage this.”)

Said during the 2015 refugee crisis in Germany.

•  “The right to asylum for those fleeing persecution knows no upper limit.”

🕊️ Democracy & Freedom

• “Freedom is nothing else but the opportunity to be better.”

• “Democracy must be able to defend itself.”

🌐 International Cooperation

• “Multilateralism is the answer to many of the world’s problems.”

• “Isolation does not help in a globalized world.”