Descartes’ famous dictum: ‘I think; therefore, I am’
笛卡尔的名言 “我思故我在”
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dictum• The trouble with Lukács' dictum is that there is no consensus as to what exactly is Marxistmethod.• That catches the familiardictum that scienceexplains particular events by generalizing and by making them cases of laws at work.• Gertrude Stein's most famousdictum was "a rose is a rose is a rose."• More palehumour in the finaldictum about the press.• Just as annoying is the prettydictum that acts must sing live, when most of them can't.• the Catholic church's dictum against birth control• But at Stradey, at the rematch of last season's Cupfinalists, Mr Wag's dictum was borne out again.• This dictum is borne out again and again.• This dictum is more familiar in its application to grammar.
Origindictum
(1500-1600)Latin“thing said”, from the past participle of dicere“to say”