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clever physician. He should humble himself before his teacher and through his
service seek reward and honor.

The fourth duty is that the student should at first pay no attention to the
numerous differences of opinion, which exist among people, whether in the


secular sciences or in the sciences of the Hereafter, because they would confuse
and perplex his mind, cool his enthusiasm and cause him to despair of ever
comprehending or learning anything. Rather he should first master the one and
only praiseworthy way, which is satisfactory to his teacher and then attend to the
other schools of thought and questionable ideas. He should be on the lookout to
see if his teacher is not capable of reaching independent opinions but is in the
habit of repeating the opinions of the different schools and the comments, which
have been made concerning them, because the influence of such a teacher is
more misleading that it is helpful. One blind is not fit lead the blind and guide
them.

The fifth duty is that the seeker after knowledge should not allow any branch or