Full Idea
One truth discovered helps us to discover another.
Gist of Idea
One truth leads us to another
Source
René Descartes (Rules for the Direction of the Mind [1628], 01)
Book Reference
Descartes,René: 'Rules for the Direction of the Mind' [Newcomb Library 2023], p.6
A Reaction
I take this to be one of the key ingredients of objectivity. People who know very little have almost no chance of objectivity. A mind full of falsehoods also blocks it.