REASON without learning is like the untilled soil, or like the human body that lacks nourishment.

Reason is not like the goods sold in the market places - the more plentiful they are, the less they are worth. Reason's worth waxes with her abundance. But were she sold in the market, it is only the wise man who would understand her true value.

Know your own true worth, and you shall not perish. Reason is your light and your beacon of truth. Reason is the source of life. God has given you knowledge, so that by its light you may not only worship him, but also see yourself in your weakness and strength.

Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were you own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience.