It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.
John WilkinsScience doesn't deliver even that much "truth"; it delivers empirically adequate generalisations, and that is all we need.
John Wilkins'Tis certain that our senses are extremely disproportioned for comprehending the whole compass and latitude of things.
John Wilkins