The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And though there be many things in nature which are singular and unmatched, yet it devises for them parallels and conjugates and relatives which do not exist. Hence the fiction that all celestial bodies move in perfect circles, spirals and dragons being (except in name) utterly rejected.


Aphorism 45. - Novum Organum (1620) - Book I

Francis Bacon Quotes

The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And though there ...

The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And though there ...

The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And though there ...

The human understanding is of its own nature prone to suppose the existence of more order and regularity in the world than it finds. And though there ...