The intellect is the only fit guide for human life.
The light of the
body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body is full of
light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed
therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
—Luke 11:34-35
A man who lives an intellectual life is like a man
who carries a lantern in front of him to light his way. Such a person will
never come to a dark place, because the light of his intellect moves before
him. There is no fear of death in this kind of life, because the lantern which
moves before you lights your way to your last minute, and you follow it to the
end as calmly and quietly as you have all of your life.
Some people live and act according to their own
thoughts, and some according to the thoughts of others; this is a crucial
distinction between people.
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