Tao Te Ching

“So blind is the curiosity by which mortals are possessed, that they often conduct their minds along unexplored routes, having no reason to hope for success... unregulated inquiries and confused reflections of this kind only confound the natural light and blind our mental powers.”

— René Descartes 1596 – 1650 CE via Haldane and Ross
from Rules for the Direction of the Mind