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We know that with the very first awakening of knowledge, man is…

Quote byPetr Uspensky · 1878–1947

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Tertium Organum (1912; 1922), Ch. I.

English (original)

We know that with the very first awakening of knowledge, man is confronted with two obvious facts: The existence of the world in which he lives; and the existence of psychic life in himself. Neither of these can he prove or disprove, but they are facts: they constitute reality for him.

— Petr Uspensky

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