Quote
“Do not ever conceive anything impossible to man, which by thee cannot, or not without much difficulty be effected; but whatsoever in general thou canst Conceive possible and proper unto any man, think that very possible unto thee also.
Explore Resilience
What does this quotation mean?
From Book VI (Casaubon translation) of Meditations. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.
Sources and attribution
Verified
Source: Meditations , Book VI (Casaubon translation)
Edition: Casaubon translation · Translated by Meric Casaubon
View reference ↗From Meditations
Excerpt checked against the linked public-domain English edition. Korean rendering and context note by Quotations; not an authorized translation. Historical punctuation is retained; line breaks and editorial footnote markers are normalized.
Suggest an attribution correction ↗
