Excute te et varie scrutare et observa; illud ante omnia vide, utrum in philosophia an in ipsa vita profeceris. Non est philosophia populare artificium nec ostentationi paratum; non in verbis sed in rebus est.
Pirmiausia žiūrėk, ar pažangą darai filosofijoje, ar pačiame gyvenime. Filosofija nėra kiekvienam įkandamas ar parodai skirtas užsiėmimas. Ji slypi ne žodžiuose, bet darbuose.
Examine yourself; scrutinize and observe yourself in divers ways; but mark, before all else, whether it is in philosophy or merely in life itself that you have made progress. Philosophy is no trick to catch the public; it is not devised for show. It is a matter, not of words, but of facts.