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Quotation from Novum Organum by Francis Bacon
“But where are the portraits of those who have perished in spite of their vows”
Novum Organum, Book I, Aphorism XLVI, trans. Joseph Devey (ed.), 1902
Bacon's anecdote of the man shown votive tablets from shipwreck survivors, an early statement of survivorship and confirmation bias.
Citation: "But where are the portraits of those who have perished in spite of their vows" — Francis Bacon, Novum Organum, Book I, Aphorism XLVI, trans. Joseph Devey (ed.), 1902. (id novum-organum-q5)
Portrait: Portrait of Francis Bacon., Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.
