“Every single individual worth what he thinks he is worth.”
Original: Ogni singolo individuo vale quanto pensa di valere.
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Context: for in the sciences the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man. Besides, the modern observations deprive all former writers of any authority, since if they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge.
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