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| 2118 | All other human gifts can harm us, but not correct reasoning |
| Full Idea: Although people can be made worse off by all other gifts, correct reasoning alone can only be for the good. | |||
| From: Gottfried Leibniz (Preface to Universal Characteristic [1679]) | |||
| A reaction: How about a kind heart? Not everyone would agree with the remark, but philosophers should. |