It is thus necessary to examine all things according to their essence, to infer from every species such true and well established propositions as may assist us in the solution of metaphysical problems.

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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man...

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man...

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar...

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar...

How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other...

How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other...

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty; assist the reduced fellow man, either by a considerable gift...

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty; assist the reduced fellow man, either by a considerable gift...

The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been...

The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been...

You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is...

You must consider, when reading this treatise, that mental perception, because connected with matter, is...

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance...

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance...

You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are...

You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are...

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the...

Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the...

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused,...

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused,...

Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next...

Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next...

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and...

To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and...

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused,...

If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused,...

The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit...

The whole object of the Prophets and the Sages was to declare that a limit...

Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and...

Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and...

He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion,...

He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion,...

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into...

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into...

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be...

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be...