The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were true he more readily believes.
Francis BaconLearning teaches how to carry things in suspense, without prejudice, till you resolve it.
Francis BaconBut the images of men's wits and knowledges remain in books, exempted from the wrong of time, and capable of perpetual renovation.
Francis Bacon