Do not believe in anything simply
because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply
because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply
because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the
authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because
they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when
you find that anything agrees with reason
and is conducive to the good and benefit of one
and all, then accept it and live up to it.