XIX. Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations: 1136.

XIX. Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations: 1136.

1136.

p. 286

In many cases one and the same thing is attracted by two strong forces, namely Necessity and Potency. Water falls in rain; the earth absorbs it from the necessity for moisture; and the sun evaporates it, not from necessity, but by its power.

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