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Quotation from Essays by Francis Bacon

“WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer”

Francis Bacon (spoken by Bacon)

Essays, Essay I, Of Truth (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575))

Portrait of Francis Bacon

The opening sentence of the collection.

Citation: "WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer" — Francis Bacon, Essays, Essay I, Of Truth (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575)). (id essays-bacon-q1)

Portrait: Portrait of Francis Bacon., Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.

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