The sailor in whose phantasy objects swept up on the coast vividly provoke the picture of a far-off land will go to look for it. Whether he finds it or not, whether its location and character correspond with his idea or not, if instead of the surmised Indian or Chinese coast he discovers a new one, in any case he has widened his experience.

Knowledge and Error: Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry - Chapter XIV (p. 172), D. Reidel Publishing Company. Dordrecht, Netherlands. 1976