Every failure is a step to success.
William Whewell Quotes
Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind, which is independent of all experience in its origin, though constantly combined with experience in its exercise.
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| Birth: | 24th May, 1794 |
| Death: | 6th March, 1866 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Historian, Philosopher, Scientist, Theologian |
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