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Full Idea
We could not seek for anything if we had not some notion of it.
Gist of Idea
We can't seek for things if we have no idea of them
Source
report of Epicurus (fragments/reports [c.289 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 10.21
Book Ref
Diogenes Laertius: 'Diogenes Laertius', ed/tr. Yonge,C.D. [Henry G. Bohn 1853], p.436
5985 | Seeking and learning are just recollection [Plato] |
5986 | The slave boy learns geometry from questioning, not teaching, so it is recollection [Plato] |
357 | People are obviously recollecting when they react to a geometrical diagram [Plato] |
359 | If we feel the inadequacy of a resemblance, we must recollect the original [Plato] |
5961 | The soul gets its goodness from god, and its evil from previous existence. [Plato] |
1823 | We can't seek for things if we have no idea of them [Epicurus, by Diog. Laertius] |