Home » Quote » William of Ockham » „The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.“ „The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.“ — William of Ockham Related quotes „Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods.“ — Socrates „You give too much rein to your imagination. Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master. The simplest explanation is always the most likely.“ — Agatha Christie „The basis of correct knowledge is correct perception, correct deduction and correct witness (or accurate evidence).One of the most revolutionary realizations to which the occult student has to adjust himself is the appreciation that the mind is a means whereby knowledge is to be gained...“ — Patañjali