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There is nothing which deceives us as much as ment our own judgement.

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The greatest deception which men incur pro- ceeds from their opinions.

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Avoid the precepts of those thinkers whose rea- soning is not confirmed by experience.

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Man discourseth greatly, and his discourse is for Intelli- the greater part empty and false; the discourse g ena of animals is small, but useful and true: slender c certainty is better than portentous falsehood.

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What is an element? It is not in man's power to define the quiddity of the elements, but a great many of their effects are known.

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That which is divisible in fact is divisible in po- tentiality also; but not all quantities which are divisible in potentiality are divisible in fact.

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What is that thing which is not defined and would

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