Quote#Self
Every one of a common capacity hath the opportunity and ability to…
Quote byJohn Mason · 1706–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Treatise on Self-Knowledge (1745).
English (original)
Every one of a common capacity hath the opportunity and ability to attain [self-knowledge], if he will but recollect his rambling thoughts, turn them in upon himself, watch the motions of his heart.
— John Mason
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