Famous Quote from Roger Bacon, |
"There are in fact four very significant stumblingblocks in the way
of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned,
and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely,
the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom,
the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance
while making a display of our apparent knowledge."
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Roger Bacon (more quotes by Roger Bacon or books by/about Roger Bacon) |
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(1220-1292) |
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Opus Majus, 1266-67 |
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Education, Hypocrisy, Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, Prejudice, Propaganda, Skepticism, Truth, Wisdom |
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