Therefore, I cannot look to an idea as a guide to action.

因此，我不能指望观念指导行动。

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Its central precepts are that thinking is primarily a guide to action and that the truth of any idea lies in its practical consequences.

其中心信条是：思想，首先是一个行动指南，并认为真理的任何想法在于，它的实际后果。

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So from this example you could see how to guide your action with your thoughts.

所以大家可能从这个例子当中看到怎么用思想去指导行为。

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Because it is too elastic to provide a guide to future action.

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