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For That Which Is Without A Beginning, A Final Cause Need Not Be Sought.

Know That The Difficulties Which Lead To Confusion In The Question What Is The Purpose Of The Universe Or Of Any Of Its Parts, Arise From Two Causes: First, Man Has An Erroneous Idea Of Himself, And Believes That The Whole World Exists Only For His Sake; Secondly, He Is Ignorant Both About The Nature Of The Sublunary World, And About The Creator's Intention To Give Existence To All Beings Whose Existence Is Possible, Because Existence Is Undoubtedly Good.

It Is Of Great Advantage That Man Should Know His Station, And Not Imagine That The Whole Universe Exists Only For Him.

Inspire Me With Love For My Art And For Thy Creatures. In The Sufferer Let Me See Only The Human Being.

Truth Does Not Become More True By Virtue Of The Fact That The Entire World Agrees With It, Nor Less So Even If The Whole World Disagrees With It.