In the words of Saadi, if a man full of imagined knowledge and arrogance went to visit the sage Koshyar, he would likely hear, 'You may think yourself wise, but nothing can be put into a full pot.' Learning how to learn, Shah tells us, must begin with emptying oneself of what we think we already know.
Cedarville (formerly, Surprise Valley and Deep Creek) is a census-designated place located 20 miles (32 km) east of Alturas, at an elevation of 4,652 feet (1,418 m), in Modoc County, California.
However, by 1880 Cedarville was the largest in the valley, with a population of around 220, and once Fort Bidwell, 20 miles (32 km) to the north was demilitarized, Cedarville's central location and access to Cedar Pass made it the natural population and business center of the valley.