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Sensitive knowledge (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠things without us is less certain than intuition or demonstration, yet an assurance that deserves the name of knowledge.

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Sensitive knowledge (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠things outside us rests on the invincible difference between looking on the sun by day and thinking of it by night, between tasting wormwood and remembering its taste.