Full Idea
Once I perceived that there is a God,…and that he is no deceiver, I then concluded that everything that I clearly and distinctly perceived is necessarily true.
Gist of Idea
Once it is clear that there is a God who is no deceiver, I conclude that clear and distinct perceptions must be true
Source
René Descartes (Meditations [1641], §5.70)
Book Reference
Descartes,René: 'Discourse on Method/The Meditations', ed/tr. Sutcliffe,F.E. [Penguin 1968], p.149
A Reaction
spotted by Arnauld