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Most people are prisoners of their own opinions and judgements, their own point of view. The intellectual humility required either to loosen or even to let go what they hold so tightly and often defend so arrogantly or ignorantly, is one of the first qualities they need to cultivate if they are to begin the quest of truth aright. So long as men are so strongly attached to their own personal wills and limited judgements, they cannot be expected to heed the impersonal teachings and intellect-transcending injunctions of the great prophets.

-- Notebooks Category 8: The Ego > Chapter 4 : Detaching from The Ego (Part I) > # 79