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Those Who Believe That... Detailed Rules Originate In A Certain Cause, Are As Far From The Truth As Those Who Assume That The Whole Law Is Useless.

You Will Certainly Not Doubt The Necessity Of Studying Astronomy And Physics, If You Are Desirous Of Comprehending The Relation Between The World And Providence As It Is In Reality, And Not According To Imagination.

Nobody Is Ever Impoverished Through The Giving Of Charity.

If Men Possessed Wisdom, Which Stands In The Same Relation To The Form Of Man As The Sight To The Eye, They Would Not Cause Any Injury To Themselves Or To Others, For The Knowledge Of The Truth Removes Hatred And Quarrels, And Prevents Mutual Injuries.

This Must Be Our Belief When We Have A Correct Knowledge Of Our Own Self, And Comprehend The True Nature Of Everything; We Must Be Content, And Not Trouble Our Mind With Seeking A Certain Final Cause For Things That Have None, Or Have No Other Final Cause But Their Own Existence, Which Depends On The Will Of God, Or, If You Prefer, On The Divine Wisdom.