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17th-century quotations

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cogito ergo sum

philosophical statement made by René Descartes

and yet it moves

phrase attributed to Galileo Galilei on being forced to recant his scientific view

Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

unofficial motto of Switzerland

bellum omnium contra omnes

Latin phrase coined by Thomas Hobbes

political catch phrase

scientia potentia est

Latin aphorism often claimed to mean organized "knowledge is power"

Oh du lieber Augustin

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

proverb suggesting that lack of free time encourages lack of spirit

how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

reductio ad absurdum of angelology; idiom for wasting time debating pointless issues

More Irish than the Irish themselves

Irish phrase describing cultural assimilation of Norman invaders

Death Be Not Proud

poem by John Donne