“It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing” MenMayDoneWholeAgeActionWiseGainsHarderIllWhole LifeFoolishApplauseCensure Author:David Hume
“If we choose a weak and foolish speculation as a primary textbook illustration (falsely assuming that the tale possesses a weight of history and a sanction of evidence), then we are in for trouble - as critics properly nail the particular weakness, and then assume that the whole theory must be in danger if supporters choose such a fatuous case as a primary illustration.” IfsWholeCasesTroubleDangerParticularTheoryWeaknessEvidenceWeakWeightAssumingCriticsFoolishTalesPrimariesNailsSupporterSpeculationSanctionsTextbooksIllustration Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History