First The Truth Is Ridiculed. Then It

For The World Is Hell, And Men Are On The One Hand The Tormented Souls And On The Other The Devils In It.

The Present Is The Only Reality And The Only Certainty.

It Is The Courage To Make A Clean Breast Of It In The Face Of Every Question That Makes The Philosopher.

Still, Instead Of Trusting What Their Own Minds Tell Them, Men Have As A Rule A Weakness For Trusting Others Who Pretend To Supernatural Sources Of Knowledge.

Authority And Example Lead The World.