Full Idea
It is hard to make firm statements on these questions without having examined them many times, but to have gone through the various difficulties is not unprofitable.
Gist of Idea
Without extensive examination firm statements are hard, but studying the difficulties is profitable
Source
Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 08b23)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Categories and De Interpretatione', ed/tr. Ackrill,J.R. [OUP 1963], p.24
A Reaction
Suggesting that philosophy is more like drawing the map than completing the journey.