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Every prophet or prophetic writer who arises for the guidance of erring humanity is only a secondary help on the path of life from ignorance to enlightenment. The primary guide must in the end be humanity's own intelligence, as it develops itself through growing experience. At first, when misdirected by appearances, it makes many mistakes and humanity suffers as a result. But later, tutored into the seeking of realities, it becomes wiser and plays its proper role.

-- Notebooks Category 13: Human Experience > Chapter 4 : World Crisis > # 308