We Suffer From The Evils

The Prophets Even Express Their Surprise That God Should Take Notice Of Man, Who Is Too Little And Too Unimportant To Be Worthy Of The Attention Of The Creator; How, Then, Should Other Living Creatures Be Considered As Proper Objects For Divine Providence!

You Must Consider, When Reading This Treatise, That Mental Perception, Because Connected With Matter, Is Subject To Conditions Similar To Those To Which Physical Perception Is Subject.

At Times The Truth Shines So Brilliantly That We Perceive It As Clear As Day. Our Nature And Habit Then Draw A Veil Over Our Perception, And We Return To A Darkness Almost As Dense As Before. We Are Like Those Who, Though Beholding Frequent Flashes Of Lightning, Still Find Themselves In The Thickest Darkness Of The Night.

There Is No Difference Between The Worry Of A Human Mother And An Animal Mother For Their Offspring. A Mother's Love Does Not Derive From The Intellect But From The Emotions, In Animals Just As In Humans.

If A Person Studies Too Much And Exhausts His Reflective Powers, He Will Be Confused, And Will Not Be Able To Apprehend Even That Which Had Been Within The Power Of His Apprehension. For The Powers Of The Body Are All Alike In This Respect.