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48:7.2 Not long since, while [[executing]] an assignment on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:3_THE_FIRST_MANSION_WORLD first mansion world] of [[Satania]], I had occasion to [[observe]] this [[method]] of [[teaching]]; and though I may not undertake to present the [[mota]] [[content]] of the lesson, I am permitted to [[record]] the twenty-eight [[statements]] of [[human]] [[philosophy]] which this [[morontia]] [[instructor]] was utilizing as [[illustrative]] [[material]] [[designed]] to [[assist]] these new [[mansion world]] [[sojourners]] in their early [[efforts]] to grasp the significance and [[meaning]] of [[mota]]. These [[illustrations]] of [[human]] [[philosophy]] were:

48:7.2 Not long since, while [[executing]] an assignment on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:3_THE_FIRST_MANSION_WORLD first mansion world] of [[Satania]], I had occasion to [[observe]] this [[method]] of [[teaching]]; and though I may not undertake to present the [[mota]] [[content]] of the lesson, I am permitted to [[record]] the twenty-eight [[statements]] of [[human]] [[philosophy]] which this [[morontia]] [[instructor]] was utilizing as [[illustrative]] [[material]] [[designed]] to [[assist]] these new [[mansion world]] [[sojourners]] in their early [[efforts]] to grasp the significance and [[meaning]] of [[mota]]. These [[illustrations]] of [[human]] [[philosophy]] were:

*1. 48:7.3 A display of specialized [[skill]] does not signify [[possession]] of [[spiritual]] [[capacity]]. [[Cleverness]] is not a [[substitute]] for true [[character]].

*1. 48:7.3 A display of specialized [[skill]] does not signify [[possession]] of [[spiritual]] [[capacity]]. [[Cleverness]] is not a substitute for true [[character]].

*2. 48:7.4 Few [[persons]] live up to the [[faith]] which they really have. Unreasoned [[fear]] is a master [[intellectual]] [[fraud]] [[practiced]] upon the [[evolving]] [[mortal]] [[soul]].

*2. 48:7.4 Few [[persons]] live up to the [[faith]] which they really have. Unreasoned [[fear]] is a master [[intellectual]] [[fraud]] [[practiced]] upon the [[evolving]] [[mortal]] [[soul]].

*3. 48:7.5 [[Inherent]] [[capacities]] cannot be exceeded; a pint can never hold a quart. The [[spirit]] [[concept]] cannot be [[mechanically]] [[forced]] into the [[material]] [[memory]] mold.

*3. 48:7.5 [[Inherent]] [[capacities]] cannot be exceeded; a pint can never hold a quart. The [[spirit]] [[concept]] cannot be [[mechanically]] [[forced]] into the [[material]] [[memory]] mold.

*4. 48:7.6 Few [[mortals]] ever dare to draw anything like the [[sum]] of [[personality]] credits [[established]] by the combined [[ministries]] of [[nature]] and [[grace]]. The [[majority]] of [[impoverished]] [[souls]] are truly [[rich]], but they refuse to [[believe]] it.

*4. 48:7.6 Few [[mortals]] ever dare to draw anything like the sum of [[personality]] credits [[established]] by the combined [[ministries]] of [[nature]] and [[grace]]. The [[majority]] of [[impoverished]] [[souls]] are truly [[rich]], but they refuse to [[believe]] it.

*5. 48:7.7 [[Difficulties]] may [[challenge]] [[mediocrity]] and defeat the fearful, but they only [[stimulate]] the true [[children]] of the [[Most Highs]].

*5. 48:7.7 [[Difficulties]] may [[challenge]] mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true [[children]] of the [[Most Highs]].

*6. 48:7.8 To [[enjoy]] [[privilege]] without [[abuse]], to have [[liberty]] without [[license]], to [[possess]] [[power]] and [[steadfastly]] refuse to use it for [[self-aggrandizement]]—these are the marks of high [[civilization]].

*6. 48:7.8 To [[enjoy]] [[privilege]] without [[abuse]], to have [[liberty]] without [[license]], to [[possess]] [[power]] and [[steadfastly]] refuse to use it for [[self-aggrandizement]]—these are the marks of high [[civilization]].

*7. 48:7.9 Blind and unforeseen [[accidents]] do not occur in the [[cosmos]]. Neither do the [[celestial]] [[beings]] [[assist]] the lower being who refuses to [[act]] upon his [[light]] of [[truth]].

*7. 48:7.9 Blind and unforeseen [[accidents]] do not occur in the [[cosmos]]. Neither do the [[celestial]] [[beings]] [[assist]] the lower being who refuses to [[act]] upon his [[light]] of [[truth]].

*8. 48:7.10 [[Effort]] does not always produce [[joy]], but there is no [[happiness]] without [[intelligent]] [[effort]].

*8. 48:7.10 [[Effort]] does not always produce [[joy]], but there is no [[happiness]] without [[intelligent]] [[effort]].

*9. 48:7.11 [[Action]] [[achieves]] [[strength]]; [[moderation]] [[eventuates]] in [[charm]].

*9. 48:7.11 [[Action]] [[achieves]] [[strength]]; moderation [[eventuates]] in [[charm]].

*10. 48:7.12 [[Righteousness]] strikes the [[harmony]] chords of [[truth]], and the [[melody]] [[vibrates]] throughout the [[cosmos]], even to the [[recognition]] of the [[Infinite]].

*10. 48:7.12 [[Righteousness]] strikes the [[harmony]] chords of [[truth]], and the [[melody]] [[vibrates]] throughout the [[cosmos]], even to the [[recognition]] of the [[Infinite]].

*11. 48:7.13 The weak indulge in [[resolutions]], but the strong [[act]]. Life is but a day's [[work]]—do it well. The [[act]] is ours; the [[consequences]] [[God]]'s.

*11. 48:7.13 The weak indulge in resolutions, but the strong [[act]]. Life is but a day's [[work]]—do it well. The [[act]] is ours; the [[consequences]] [[God]]'s.

*12. 48:7.14 The greatest [[affliction]] of the [[cosmos]] is never to have been afflicted. [[Mortals]] only learn [[wisdom]] by [[experiencing]] [[tribulation]].

*12. 48:7.14 The greatest affliction of the [[cosmos]] is never to have been afflicted. [[Mortals]] only learn [[wisdom]] by [[experiencing]] tribulation.

*13. 48:7.15 [[Stars]] are best [[discerned]] from the lonely [[isolation]] of [[experiential]] [[depths]], not from the [[illuminated]] and [[ecstatic]] [[mountain tops]].

*13. 48:7.15 [[Stars]] are best [[discerned]] from the lonely [[isolation]] of [[experiential]] [[depths]], not from the [[illuminated]] and [[ecstatic]] [[mountain tops]].

*14. 48:7.16 Whet the [[appetites]] of your [[associates]] for [[truth]]; give [[advice]] only when it is asked for.

*14. 48:7.16 Whet the appetites of your [[associates]] for [[truth]]; give [[advice]] only when it is asked for.

*15. 48:7.17 [[Affectation]] is the ridiculous [[effort]] of the [[ignorant]] to appear [[wise]], the attempt of the barren [[soul]] to appear [[rich]].

*15. 48:7.17 [[Affectation]] is the ridiculous [[effort]] of the [[ignorant]] to appear [[wise]], the attempt of the barren [[soul]] to appear [[rich]].

*16. 48:7.18 You cannot [[perceive]] [[spiritual]] [[truth]] until you [[feelingly]] [[experience]] it, and many [[truths]] are not really felt except in [[adversity]].

*16. 48:7.18 You cannot [[perceive]] [[spiritual]] [[truth]] until you [[feelingly]] [[experience]] it, and many [[truths]] are not really felt except in [[adversity]].

*25. 48:7.27 Greatness lies not so much in [[possessing]] strength as in making a [[wise]] and [[divine]] use of such strength.

*25. 48:7.27 Greatness lies not so much in [[possessing]] strength as in making a [[wise]] and [[divine]] use of such strength.

*26. 48:7.28 [[Knowledge]] is [[possessed]] only by [[sharing]]; it is safeguarded by [[wisdom]] and socialized by [[love]].

*26. 48:7.28 [[Knowledge]] is [[possessed]] only by [[sharing]]; it is safeguarded by [[wisdom]] and socialized by [[love]].

*27. 48:7.29 [[Progress]] demands [[development]] of [[individuality]]; [[mediocrity]] seeks [[perpetuation]] in [[standardization]].

*27. 48:7.29 [[Progress]] demands [[development]] of [[individuality]]; mediocrity seeks perpetuation in standardization.

*28. 48:7.30 The [[argumentative]] [[defense]] of any [[proposition]] is [[inversely]] [[proportional]] to the [[truth]] contained.

*28. 48:7.30 The [[argumentative]] [[defense]] of any proposition is [[inversely]] [[proportional]] to the [[truth]] contained.

48:7.31 Such is the [[work]] of the beginners on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:3_THE_FIRST_MANSION_WORLD first mansion world] while the more advanced [[pupils]] on the later worlds are mastering the higher levels of [[cosmic]] [[insight]] and [[morontia]] [[mota]].

48:7.31 Such is the [[work]] of the beginners on the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47#47:3_THE_FIRST_MANSION_WORLD first mansion world] while the more advanced [[pupils]] on the later worlds are mastering the higher levels of [[cosmic]] [[insight]] and [[morontia]] [[mota]].