o get together all the pertinent
facts, and then to draw the logical conclusions. Be ready to accept
gladly any logical conclusion from the facts, even if unpalatable.
Truth is, or should be, the sole object of study.[5]

(_h_) BE MODEST INTELLECTUALLY, YET SELF-RELIANT. TRAIN YOURSELF TO
LOVE CORRECTION.--Remember these sayings from wise men:

"Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;
But he that hateth reproof is brutish."
--_Proverbs_.

"Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured."
--_Proverbs_.

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"The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of one's faults."
--_Epicurus_.

"He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck
Shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy."
--_Proverbs_.

"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee;
Reprove a wise man and he will love thee."
--_Proverbs_.

"Be not wise in thine own eyes."--Proverbs.

"The true beginning of wisdom is the desire of discipline."
--_Wisdom of Solomon_.

"Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false they can't hurt
you unless you are wanting in manly character; and if true, they show a
man his weak points, and forewarn him against failure and
trouble."--_Gladstone_.

"If there's anything worse than knowing too little, it's knowing too
much. Education will broaden a narrow mind, but there's no cure for a
big head. The best you can hope is that it will swell up and bust, and
then, of course, there's nothing left. Poverty never spoils a good
man, but prosperity often does. It's easy to stand hard times, because
that's the only thing you can do, but in good times the fool-killer has
to do night work."--_Lorimer: Letters from a Self-made Merchant to his
Son at College_.

Intellectual modesty is quite consistent with self-reliance and mental
courage.

The study of books too often leads to intellectual arrogance, which is
the surest bar to real mental progress. Realize the limitations of
your own knowledge; see clearly what you know and what you do not know,
otherwise you will see the things you know out of {21} proportion.
Make sure, however, that you know the fundamentals. Socrates said that
a knowledge of our ignorance is the first step toward true knowledge,
and a Persian proverb says:

"He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not,
is a fool; shun him.
He who knows no