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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.
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes
Born: Apr 5, 1588
Died: Dec 4, 1679

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Nature, Wise, Will, Men, Believe, Eloquent, Others, More, Learned, Witty, May, Acknowledge, Themselves, Many, Hardly

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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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