All superstition is much the same, whether it be that of astrology, dreams, omens, retributive judgment or the like, in all of which the deluded believers observe events which are fulfilled, but neglect or pass over their failure, though it be much more common. It is the peculiar and perpetual error of the human understanding to be more moved and excited by affirmatives than by negatives. Knowledge is power. The greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to … Continue reading Francis Bacon