Further, there are things of which the mind understands one part, but remains ignorant of the other; and when man is able to comprehend certain things, it does not follow that he must be able to comprehend everything.

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While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to...

While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such...

Be convinced that, if man were able to reach the end without preparatory studies, such...

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

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...

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...

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 risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

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...

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...

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...

All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference...

All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference...

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...

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...