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← Neither nature nor sworn words are as strong a force on what people do as custom

4 connected korrents · 2 moments from 23 Oct 1656 to 16 Jun 2026.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Neither nature nor sworn words are as strong a force on what people do as custom Neither nature nor sworn words are asstrong a force on what people do as custom FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules — tap to centre the map on it The virtues needed to lead a goodlife cannot be formulated as rules MA Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers may not take life as freely as God, because though they are God's ministers they are only men — tap to centre the map on it Rulers may not take life as freelyas God, because though they areGod's ministers they are only men Last stated 370 years ago 23 Oct 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Machiavelli's first surge in readership came from people trying to refute Hobbes, not from anybody who agreed with him. — tap to centre the map on it Machiavelli's first surge inreadership came from people tryingto refute Hobbes, not from anybodywho agreed with him. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Neither nature nor sworn words are as strong a force on what people do as custom Last stated c. 1597–1625 Holds Francis Bacon Read this korrent →