Let Nothing Which Can Be Treated By

The Philosophers Likewise Assume That In Nature There Is Nothing In Vain, So That Everything That Is Not The Product Of Human Industry Serves A Certain Purpose, Which May Be Known Or Unknown To Us.

Do Not Consider It Proof Just Because It Is Written In Books, For A Liar Who Will Deceive With His Tongue Will Not Hesitate To Do The Same With His Pen.

The Soul, When Accustomed To Superfluous Things, Acquires A Strong Habit Of Desiring Things Which Are Neither Necessary For The Preservation Of The Individual Nor For That Of The Species. This Desire Is Without Limit, Whilst Those Which Are Necessary Are Few In Number And Restricted Within Certain Limits; But What Is Superfluous Is Without End.

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.

We Are Obligated To Be More Scrupulous In Fulfilling The Commandment Of Charity Than Any Other Positive Commandment Because Charity Is The Sign Of A Righteous Man.