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It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. - Thomas Hobbes

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. – Thomas Hobbes

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The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind. – Thomas Hobbes

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Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use. – John Denham

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Memory is the mother of all wisdom. – Aeschylus

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We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order. – Johan Huizinga

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You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. Thats all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you dont have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken. – George Tenet

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I hope to one day co-sign a lease with another person but, well, it doesnt plague me that I have yet to do so. Put it this way: Ive never had to violently tug at my own pillow at 2 A.M. to get myself to stop snoring. – Sloane Crosley

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Arabs respect only the language of force. – Moshe Sharett

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