It is pure illusion to think that an opinion that passes down from century to century, from generation to generation, may not be entirely false |
The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth |
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought |
There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought |