Quote by Thomas Hobbes
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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Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion. – Thomas Hobbes

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Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition. – Riccardo Muti

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If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king. – Orson Pratt

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The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar youre in. – Wilson Mizner

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Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. – Felix Frankfurter

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