Full Idea
Many things are observed in brutes which far surpass human sagacity.
Gist of Idea
Animals are often observed to be wiser than people
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], III Pr 02)
Book Reference
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. White,WH/Stirling,AH [Wordsworth 2001], p.101
A Reaction
Lovely - especially in an age when animals were being actively downgraded (e.g. by Descartes) in order to upgrade man.