SOME, in their discourse, desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is true; as if it were a praise, to know what might be said, and not, what should be thought.
有些人交谈时,宁愿因能为各种立场辩护而获赞机敏,也不愿因辨别真伪而获赞明断;仿佛可贵的是知道能说什么,而非应当如何思考。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Discourse —