Man is distinguished, not only by his reason; but also by this singular passion from other animals... which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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Desire to know why, and how - curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge - exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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Desire to know why, and how -- curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge -- exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.
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Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.
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The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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The Scripture was written to shew unto men the kingdom of God; and to prepare their minds to become his obedient subjects; leaving the world, ...
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Laughter is nothing else but a sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly.
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In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.
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To say that God is an incorporeal substance, is to say in effect there is no God at all. What alleges he against it, but the School-divinity w...
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Such truth as opposeth no man's profit nor pleasure is to all men welcome.
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Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.
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As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.
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Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.
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For it is with the mysteries of our religion, as with wholesome pills for the sick, which swallowed whole, have the virtue to cure; but chewed, are for the most part cast up again without effect.
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Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.
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Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon with them, but they are the money of fools.
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The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.
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A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.
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Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: but they are the money of fools.
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Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools
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When the nature of the thing is incomprehensible, I can acquiesce in the Scripture: but when the signification of words is incomprehensible, I...
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Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope the same, without such opinion, despair.
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The privilege of absurdity to which no living creature is subject, but man only.
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The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
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Covenants, without the sword, are but words, and of no strength to secure a man at all. The bonds of words are too weak to bridle man's ambition, avarice, anger, and other passions, without the fear of some coercive power.
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He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy.
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