An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S1

Since the mind, in all its thoughts and reasonings, hath no other immediate object but its own ideas, which it alone does or can contemplate, it is evident that our knowledge is only conversant about them.

PUisque l’Eſprit n’a point d’autre Objet de ſes penſées & de ſes raiſonnemens que ſes propres Idées qui ſont la ſeule choſe qu’il contemple ou qu’il puiſſe contempler, il eſt évident que ce n’eſt que ſur nos Idées que roule toute notre Connoiſſance.