There are in fact four very different stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth… the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom.
Published on May 4, 2016 , under Quotes
Love It 0Source: Roger Bacon, Cited in: John H. Woodburn, Ellsworth Scott Obourn (1965) Teaching the pursuit of science. page: 70.
Complete Quote: There are in fact four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.
