• In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

  Francis Bacon
  English philosopher and statesman 1561-1626
  

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1. contemplation
2. certainties
3. content
4. begin

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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. by : Francis Bacon

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