Explanation:
The Descent of Man (1871), volume I, chapter III: «Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals — continued», page 101
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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
It has often and confidently been asserted, that man's origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science».
Explanation:
«The Descent of Man» (1871), volume I, «Introduction», page 3.
It has often and confidently been asserted, that man’s origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
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