"Discernment is simply a great light of the intellect which shines into the roots of things, sees everything worth noticing, and perceives things thought to be imperceptible."
— La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de (1613-1680)
Date
1665
Metaphor
"Discernment is simply a great light of the intellect which shines into the roots of things, sees everything worth noticing, and perceives things thought to be imperceptible."
Metaphor in Context
97. Whoever said that intellect and discernment are two distinct things was mistaken. Discernment is simply a great light of the intellect which shines into the roots of things, sees everything worth noticing, and perceives things thought to be imperceptible. We must therefore agree that all the effects attributed to discernment are really produced by this broad illumination of the intellect.
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Reading
Citation
La Rochefoucauld. Maxims. Trans Leonard Tancock (London: Penguin, 1959).
Date of Entry
03/05/2006
