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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