The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.
"Pierre Bayle" was a French philosopher and writer best known for his seminal work the Dictionnaire Historique et Critique/Historical and Critical Dictionary, published beginning in 1697.
Bayle was a Protestantism/Protestant. As a forerunner of the Encyclopedists and an advocate of the principle of the toleration of divergent beliefs, his works subsequently influenced the development of the Age of Enlightenment/Enlightenment.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous philosophers! More Pierre Bayle on Wikipedia.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.
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
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