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.
Fifty years later, in 1826, mountain man and fur trader Jedediah Smith traveled through the area exploring a route from Utah to California. Cedar City was originally settled in late 1851 by Mormon pioneers originating from Parowan, Utah, who were sent to build an iron works.