"For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the
contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff
and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider
worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of
learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no
substance or profit."
-Francis Bacon, Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human
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