The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.
Empiricism, scientific method
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"The master of superstition is the people; and in all superstition wise men follow fools."
Strange & Unusual"Conquest, acquisition of peoples and territory through force, followed by subjugation, confers a legal right and title."
Controversial"A man that is young in years may be old in hours, if he have lost no time."
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Controversial"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark."
Humorous