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Quote by Francis Bacon
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlet

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. – Francis Bacon

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The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it. – Francis Bacon

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