 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...that this great phenomenon is as yet щк folved. Ignorance is preferable to error ; and he is lefs remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. There is great abundance (more efpecially when you approach the mountains) of itone, white, blue, brown,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...Abandoning this fact therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; and k • vye must be contented to acknowledge, that this %» great phenomenon...believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. ") -• .There is great abundance (more especially •when you approach the mountains) of stone, ;... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...tented to acknowledge that this great phenome*' non is, as yet, unsolved. Ignorance is prefer" able to error ; and he is less remote from the «' truth, who believes nothing, than he who be*' lieves what is wrong." Before we can obtain a sober conviction on the subject, or even properly... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...country. Abandoning this fact, therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; and we must be contented to acknowledge, that this great phenomenon...believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. There is great abundance (more especially when you approach the mountains) of stone, white, blue, brown,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 628 pages
...country. Abandoning this fact, therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; and we must be contented to acknowledge,. that this great phenomenon...believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. There is great abundance (more especially when you approach the mountains) of stone, white, blue, brown,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 628 pages
...country. Abandoning this fact, therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; and we must be contented to acknowledge, that this great phenomenon...believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. There is great abundance (more especially when you approach the mountains) of stone, white, blue, brown,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 634 pages
...country. Abandoning this fact, therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; and we must be contented to acknowledge, that this great phenomenon is as yet unsolved. Ignorance ie preferable to error ; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes... | |
 | Rome - 1857 - 134 pages
...Jefferson held them. In his notes on the State of Virginia, published during his life-time, he says, " Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote...believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong." And regarding a syllabus of the New Testament which he had drawn, Jefferson when writing to a friend... | |
 | William Tully - 1858 - 796 pages
.... : ...... . • ;•• ••. ' .•. :*• *. .* - * ' is preferable to error ; and he is leas remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong." — Jefferum'i Notes on Virginia. , SPSINGFIELD: PUBLISHED BT JEFFEBSOB OHtTBCH, M. D 1858. Entered... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1894 - 634 pages
...country. Abandoning this fact therefore, the three hypotheses are equally unsatisfactory ; & we must be contented to acknowledge that this great phenomenon...as yet unsolved. Ignorance is preferable to error : & he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong." good... | |
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Ignorance is preferable to error ; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. 
