 For 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; for they see their own wit at hand, and other men's at...  Social Justice: A Critical Essay - Page 42by Westel Woodbury Willoughby - 1900 - 385 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy, English - 1839 - 766 pages
...acknowledge many others to he more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned ; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves ; for they see...ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of any thing, than that every man is contented with his share. From this equality of ability, ariseth... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy - 1839 - 744 pages
...many others to . 13- . be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned ; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves ; for they see...ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of any thing, than that every man is contented with his share. From this equality of ability, ariseth... | |
 | 1849 - 214 pages
...conceit of one's own wisdom, which almost all men think they have in a greater degree than the vulgar. There is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of any thing, than that every man is contented with hia share. The Right of Nature, jus naturale, is the... | |
 | Laurence Gronlund - Socialism - 1884 - 674 pages
...of equality is that each one is satisfied with himself, and would not exchange with another ; " as there is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal...anything than that every man is contented with his own share." The writings of both philosophers had much influence on the course of English politics,... | |
 | William Graham - Socialism - 1890 - 576 pages
...proof of equality is that each one is satisfied with himself, and would not exchange with another ; "as there is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal...anything than that every man is contented with his own share." The writings of both philosophers had much influence on the course of English politics,... | |
 | William Graham - Socialism - 1890 - 488 pages
...of equality is that each one is satisfied with himself, and would not exchange with another ; " as there is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal...anything than that every man is contented with his own share." The writings of both philosophers had much influence on the course of English politics,... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - Christianity - 1903 - 444 pages
...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; for they see...ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of any thing, than that every man is contented with his share. From this equality of ability, ariseth... | |
 | Richard Garnett - English literature - 1903 - 504 pages
...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 : for they see their own wit at hand, but other men's at a distance. But this proveth rather that men are in that point equal, than unequal.... | |
 | Richard Garnett - English literature - 1903 - 512 pages
...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 : for they see their own wit at hand, but other men's at a distance. But this proveth rather that men are in that point equal, than unequal.... | |
 | Arthur Kenyon Rogers - Philosophy - 1907 - 540 pages
...are in the same danger with himself." An even greater equality exists in natural gifts of the mind; " for there is not ordinarily a greater sign of the equal distribution of a thing than that every man is contented with his own share." 1 When this agreement comes about, then,... | |
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