There is in human nature generally, more of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent.
一般而言,人性中的愚昧多于智慧;因此,能抓住人心中愚昧一面的本领,往往最有力量。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Boldness —