Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum -- I think that I think, therefore I thi…

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Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum -- I think that I think, therefore I think that I am; as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.28, 谷月社
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