“ For 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: For they see their own wit at hand, and other mens at a distance. ”
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651). copy citation
Author | Thomas Hobbes |
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Source | Leviathan |
Topic | wisdom wit eloquence |
Date | 1651 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3207/3207-h/3207-h.htm |