"I think; therefore I am" meaning in All languages combined

See I think; therefore I am on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Forms: I think [canonical], therefore I am [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} I think; therefore I am
  1. Alternative form of I think, therefore I am. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: I think, therefore I am
    Sense id: en-I_think;_therefore_I_am-en-phrase-nqNmIsAB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1938, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur-an: Text, Translation & Commentary, 3rd edition, Lahore: Shaikh Muhammad Ashraf […], footnote 3529, page 1057:",
          "text": "From verse 20 to verse 25 are mentioned a series of Signs or Miracles, which should awaken our souls and lead us to true Reality if we try to understand God. (1) There is our own origin and destiny, which must necessarily be our subjective starting-point: “I think; therefore I am”: no particular exertion of our being is here necessary (xxx. 20).",
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          "ref": "2015, Mark Simkins, “Atlantis 4”, in What the Doormouse Said: Some Tales of a Space Anthropologist, Mustang, Okla.: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, →ISBN, page 218:",
          "text": "Could it be, we humans, our entire civilization, are the result of a preconceived strategy, plotted by evanescent aliens, about how a conscientious species of living beings should be allowed to discover themselves and to embrace the ability, arriving to the reasonable conclusion: “I think; therefore I am.”",
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          "ref": "2019, Peggy Weber, “Quiet Enough”, in Enough as You Are: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Appreciating the Gift of You, Chicago, Ill.: Loyola Press, →ISBN, page 94:",
          "text": "Only the ones blaring their stereos were not saying, “I think; therefore I am”; rather, according to the priest, “They think they are because they hear.”",
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