確信をもって始めれば、疑念で終わる。だが疑念の中で始めることを厭わなければ、人は確信をもって終わるだろう。 - フランシス・ベーコン (1561 - 1626)
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If a man will begin in certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin in doubts he shall end in certainties. - Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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