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Do you know which page of Jaynes you are paraphrasing, by chance?
pg. 144, middle of the page, last paragraph before 5.8 Bayesian Jurisprudence
http://books.google.com/books?id=tTN4HuUNXjgC&pg=PA144
Normally I'd cut and paste the quote, but google books won't let me copy, and I'm too lazy.
For some folks, having to click on a link is a trivial inconvenience, so here's the relevant part:
Thanks. Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Such is my laziness, that I didn't pay attention to Jaynes' elaboration to the quote, which is pretty good too.