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They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Born: Apr 5, 1588
Died: Dec 4, 1679

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Approve, More, Call, Opinion, Private, Than, Dislike, Heresy

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Alan Watts, Bernard Williams, Francis Bacon, George Henry Lewes, Herbert Spencer, Jeremy Bentham, John Locke, John Stuart Mill

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They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion. Thomas Hobbes
Approve More Call Opinion Private Than Dislike Heresy
Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ. Joyce Meyer
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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Otto von Bismarck
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