Philosophy--adds the relator of this anecdote--will have attained to its highest degree of perfection, when it shall have enforced the conviction. That virtue is infinitely superior to talents. By virtue alone can the duties we owe to society, and to ourselves, be properly discharged. * * * * * GLEANINGS. Man is not more superior to a brute, than one man is to another by the mere force of wisdom. Wisdom is the sole destroyer of equality, the fountain of honour, and the only mark by which one man, for ten minutes together, can be known from another. Were men always skilful they would never use craft or treachery. That men are so cunning, arises from the littleness of their minds, which, if it can conceal itself in one place, quickly discovers itself in another. Cunning men, like jugglers, are only versed in two or three little tricks, while wisdom excels in the whole circle of action. The cunning man and the wise man differ not only in point of honesty, but ability. He that can pack the cards, does not always play well. I have a right to hold my tongue, and to be silent at all times; but if I speak to another, I have no right to make him answer for me just as I please. * * * * * * * * * THE VICTIM OF MAGICAL DELUSION. _OR, INTERESTING MEMOIRS OF MIGUEL, DUKE DE CA*I*A._ Unfolding Many Curious Unknown Historical Facts. _Translated from the German of Tschink._ (Continued from page 110.) “I will not disappoint your hope; however, I must repeat once more that I can lead you to truth by no other road but that of reason purified from all sensual dregs. You will find it difficult to pursue that road, and it will be no easy task to me to guide you. I shall be obliged to avoid all emblematic language, in order to convey to your mind these supersensible notions in their natural purity, and it will be necessary that you should know how to apply the abstractest and purest notions, although they should contradict your present manner of perception.” “I shall at least not be wanting in attention and good-will.” “First of all it will be necessary to agree in the notion of what is called _spirit_. The best method of fixing that notion will be to examine what the word spirit means according to the general rules of language. If one man says, man consists of body and spirit, by the former a corporeal, and by the latter an incorporeal being is understood. We have, therefore, a common point from which we can proceed in our investigation. _Spirit_ is opposite to body. In this point we agree according to the most general meaning and use of the word.” “I do.” “Let us see what follows thence! Every _body_ is a compounded, extended, impenetrable being, subject to the laws of motion, consequently, every _spirit_ is a simple, unextended and penetrable being, not subject to the laws of motion.” “Exactly so!”