For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. — Francis Bacon
For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes.
In the original Latin
Quod enim mavult homo verum ess, id potius credit.
Novum Organum · 1620
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Bacon, Francis. The New Organon. Translated by Michael Silverthorne. Cambridge UP, 2000, bk. 1, no. 49.
Original citation
Bacon, Francis. Novum Organum. London: John Beale, 1620, bk. 1, no. 49.
