There are three parts in truth: first, the inquiry, which is the wooing
of it; secondly, the knowledge of it, which is the presence of it; and
thirdly, the belief, which is the enjoyment of it.
-- Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
of it; secondly, the knowledge of it, which is the presence of it; and
thirdly, the belief, which is the enjoyment of it.
-- Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
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