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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

Other quotes by Thomas Hobbes

Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto. – Thomas Hobbes

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Experience
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The disembodied spirit is immortal there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns. – Thomas Hobbes

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To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly. – Samuel Johnson

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The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions. – John A. Simone, Sr.

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Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. – Plutarch

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