Francis Bacon (artist) quote: The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit ...

The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other.

~ Francis Bacon (artist) ~

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