But those who read philosophers to retain their opinions and to recite them to others do not draw near to Him who is the life and nourishment of the soul; their minds are weakened and blinded by the commerce they have with those who can neither enlighten nor fortify them; they are filled with a false erudition whose weight overwhelms them and whose glamour dazzles them; and imagining that they become very wise when they fill their heads with the opinions of ancient philosophers