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The Golden Calf, Which the World Adores, and Desires by John Frederick Helvetius
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Kifflerus, as I shall briefly commemorate;
a fourth believes the
Verity and Possibility thereof, but
faith it is so chargeable, as it will
never quit Cost; with many other
like Allegations. Yet I wonder
not at this, for according to this
Saying,


Quorum rationem non intelligimus,
miramur,
Que vero pernoscere volupe est,
rimamur.

What we cannot attain to, we admire,
But what to know is pleasing, do
desire.


How can a Man, fallen from the
Fountain of Light, into the Abyss
of Darkness, effect any thing to
purpose, in Natural things, especially
when his Wisdome in this
natural Philosophick Study is barren
and sophisticate? It is, for the
most part, proper to these Fools and
unapt men, presently to contemn
a thing, not knowing, that more
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