I do not want to found anything on the incomprehensible. I want to know whether I can live with what I know and with that alone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He refuses to build beliefs on what he cannot understand; he wants only to live with known truths.
- In plain terms
- He wants to live only on what he can understand.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek to ground your life in what you actually know.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can you truly know about your life?
Another view
Some argue that faith or intuition provides necessary guidance.
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