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Quote from Sir Francis Bacon,


“Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.”
— Sir Francis Bacon
“One can ignore reality, but one cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”
— Ayn Rand
“Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson



By:

Sir Francis Bacon (more quotes by Sir Francis Bacon or books by/about Sir Francis Bacon)


(1561-1626) Philosopher, British Lord Chancellor

Source:

Norvum Organum (1620)

Categories:

Belief, Truth, Hope

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