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Our temperaments and customs confine our minds and breed errors unless examined
Drawn from what Francis Bacon said
What Francis Bacon actually said
- Francis Bacon English philosopher, lawyer and statesman (1561 to 1626)
So, in like manner, although our persons live in the view of heaven, yet our spirits are included in the caves of our own complexions and customs, which minister unto us infinite errors and vain opinions if they be not recalled to examination.
Where this was said
↗The Advancement of Learning (1605)gutenberg.org
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