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1 Int | either there is no such thing as truth at all, or that 2 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” not 3 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be”; which, 4 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” are 5 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” is 6 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be?” And 7 I, I | sugarplums are not the same thing.~16. Assent to supposed 8 I, I | cherry are not the same thing; and upon the same grounds 9 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” as 10 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” that “ 11 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” or 12 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” they 13 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be”; because 14 I, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be,” that 15 I, II | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be.” Whereby 16 I, II | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be.” It 17 I, II | its signification; and the thing it stands for so much contended 18 I, II | for universal consent;—a thing not unfrequently done, when 19 I, II | as if there were no such thing at all: it being all one 20 I, II | date the time when any new thing appeared to them; and therefore 21 I, III | impossible for the same thing to be, and not to be,” is 22 I, III | having any at all of the thing to which it belongs, and 23 I, III | neither a notion of any such thing nor a name for it; or be 24 I, III | have any notion of such a thing, nor name for it, how generally 25 I, III | apprehensions about the thing signified. If they say that 26 II, I | perception, being the same thing. I know it is an opinion, 27 II, I | hypothesis, which is the very thing in dispute: by which way 28 II, I | inference of mine, that a thing is not, because we are not 29 II, I | make the soul a thinking thing, at this rate, will not 30 II, II | extent of our knowledge, one thing is carefully to be observed 31 II, IV | or displacing any solid thing, till their superficies 32 II, VII | different degrees of the same thing, and belong to the ideas 33 II, VII | whatever we can consider as one thing, whether a real being or 34 II, VIII | distinguished; it being one thing to perceive and know the 35 II, VIII | of a shadow is a positive thing. Indeed, we have negative 36 II, VIII | produce ideas in us. The next thing to be considered is, how 37 II, VIII | by these an idea of the thing as it is in itself; as is 38 II, VIII | resemblance with anything in the thing producing it; wherefore 39 II, VIII | sensible quality in the thing that produced it. But our 40 II, X | in men intent only on one thing; not setting the stamp deep 41 II, XI | faculty of distinguishing one thing from another depends the 42 II, XI | for the distinguishing one thing from another,—so far our 43 II, XI | nicely to distinguish one thing from another, where there 44 II, XI | by affinity to take one thing for another. This is a way 45 II, XII | by itself, as one entire thing, and signified by one name.~ 46 II, XIII | to which we consider the thing placed to bear relation, 47 II, XIII | determine the place of the same thing. Thus in the chess-board, 48 II, XIII | and extension are the same thing, who either change the signification 49 II, XIII | answer him,—that it was a thing made up of several fibres. 50 II, XIII | told that a pillar is a thing supported by a basis, and 51 II, XIII | inhering in paper, and paper a thing that held forth letters: 52 II, XIV | ourselves, or any such other thing co-existent with our thinking.~ 53 II, XIV | thoughts very intently on one thing, so as to take but little 54 II, XIV | one another in train, the thing seems to stand still; as 55 II, XIV | to think long of any one thing. By which, if it be meant 56 II, XIV | idea of duration, the next thing natural for the mind to 57 II, XIV | measure we make use of to the thing of whose extension we would 58 II, XIV | the measure of motion. One thing seems strange to me,—that 59 II, XIV | find also the bulk of the thing moved necessary to be taken 60 II, XIV | of duration, which is the thing to be measured; no more 61 II, XIV | real co-existence of that thing to that motion, or any other 62 II, XIV | that to the duration of the thing I would measure.~29. The 63 II, XIV | not requisite that that thing should be co-existent to 64 II, XV | distance includes no such thing. I prefer also the word 65 II, XV | during the existence of that thing; so the time when the thing 66 II, XV | thing; so the time when the thing existed is, the idea of 67 II, XV | duration, and the being of that thing. One shows the distance 68 II, XV | or existence of the same thing, as that it is a foot square, 69 II, XV | are duration. There is one thing more wherein space and duration 70 II, XVII | expansion and duration, the next thing to be considered, is,—How 71 II, XVII | space, or (which is the same thing) a number infinite, i.e. 72 II, XVII | the negation of a positive thing, scarce gives me a positive 73 II, XVII | incomprehensible nature of the thing they discourse of, or reason 74 II, XX | which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, 75 II, XX | probable future enjoyment of a thing which is apt to delight 76 II, XXI | like ways,—considers in one thing the possibility of having 77 II, XXI | as a possibility in the thing itself to receive it. But 78 II, XXI | mind; which is the same thing as to say, according as 79 II, XXI | thinking on this or that thing: as the actual singing of 80 II, XXI | or the other); the next thing demanded is,—Whether a man 81 II, XXI | where the nature of the thing caused the obscurity.~27. 82 II, XXI | me children.” give me the thing desired, “or I die.” Life 83 II, XXI | experience, and the reason of the thing.~34. This is the spring 84 II, XXI | and consequently the first thing to be done in order to happiness,— 85 II, XXI | whether that particular thing which is then proposed or 86 II, XXI | forth as the weight of the thing requires. This we are able 87 II, XXI | good; but that the same thing is not good to every man 88 II, XXI | his happiness in the same thing, or choose the same way 89 II, XXI | determined for or against the thing proposed, till he has examined 90 II, XXI | good, or, which is the same thing, future pleasure,—especially 91 II, XXI | seeming so preposterous a thing to men, to make themselves 92 II, XXII | frequent doing the same thing, is that idea we name habit; 93 II, XXII | barely of the cause, and the thing done. And when a countryman 94 II, XXIII | presumed to belong to one thing, and words being suited 95 II, XXIII | being questioned what such a thing is, which they know not, 96 II, XXIII | know not what; and that the thing they pretend to know, and 97 II, XXIII | substance, we say it is a thing having such or such qualities; 98 II, XXIII | qualities; as body is a thing that is extended, figured, 99 II, XXIII | capable of motion; spirit, a thing capable of thinking; and 100 II, XXIII | used to find united in the thing called horse or stone; yet, 101 II, XXIII | or distinct idea of that thing we suppose a support.~5. 102 II, XXIII | corporeal substance. The same thing happens concerning the operations 103 II, XXIII | properties, which are in that thing which he calls the sun.~ 104 II, XXIII | to be quite a different thing; and the thus altering, 105 II, XXIII | considered as united in one thing. These ideas of substances, 106 II, XXIII | cannot comprehend a thinking thing, which perhaps is true: 107 II, XXIII | more comprehend an extended thing.~23. Cohesion of solid parts 108 II, XXIII | substance is of that thinking thing: No more, say I, knows he 109 II, XXIII | substance is of that solid thing. Further, if he says he 110 II, XXIII | as well allow a thinking thing without solidity, i.e. immaterial, 111 II, XXIII | immaterial, to exist, as a solid thing without thinking, i.e. matter, 112 II, XXV | the mind so considers one thing, that it does as it were 113 II, XXV | whiter, I intimate some other thing: in both cases my thought 114 II, XXV | presently carried beyond the thing so named; and nobody overlooks 115 II, XXV | which is either in the thing to which the name is applied, 116 II, XXV | united to and existing in the thing to which the denomination 117 II, XXV | refers only to an act of that thing called man whereby he contributed 118 II, XXV | compares anything, the same thing is capable of having contrary 119 II, XXV | or be considered as one thing is positive: and so not 120 II, XXV | together considered as one thing, and producing in us the 121 II, XXV | the complex idea of one thing, which idea is in our minds, 122 II, XXV | is a positive or absolute thing, or idea. Thus a triangle, 123 II, XXV | First, That there is no one thing, whether simple idea, substance, 124 II, XXV | you will, paternity is a thing whereof it is easier to 125 II, XXV | perfect and clear idea of the thing it is attributed to. Thus, 126 II, XXV | being the considering of one thing with another which is extrinsical 127 II, XXV | really to exist in that thing to which the words are applied 128 II, XXV | which, together with the thing they denominate, imply also 129 II, XXV | to the existence of that thing.~11. All relatives made 130 II, XXVI | that which makes any other thing, either simple idea, substance, 131 II, XXVI | beginning from some other thing; the mind finds no great 132 II, XXVI | sorts:—~First, When the thing is wholly made new, so that 133 II, XXVI | creation.~Secondly, When a thing is made up of particles, 134 II, XXVI | before exist; but that very thing, so constituted of pre-existing 135 II, XXVII | will) that it is that very thing, and not another which at 136 II, XXVII | whence it follows, that one thing cannot have two beginnings 137 II, XXVII | place; or one and the same thing in different places. That, 138 II, XXVII | one beginning, is the same thing; and that which had a different 139 II, XXVII | not applied to the same thing.~4. Identity of vegetables. 140 II, XXVII | stands for: it being one thing to be the same substance, 141 II, XXVII | telling him just the same thing that the parrot had said. 142 II, XXVII | itself, the same thinking thing, in different times and 143 II, XXVII | whereby the same thinking thing would be always consciously 144 II, XXVII | we are the same thinking thing, i.e. the same substance 145 II, XXVII | shown, is quite a different thing from the same numerical 146 II, XXVII | stand for one and the same thing. And indeed every one will 147 II, XXVII | that conscious thinking thing,—whatever substance made 148 II, XXVII | of this present thinking thing can join itself, makes the 149 II, XXVII | all the actions of that thing, as its own, as far as that 150 II, XXVII | identity to consist in the same thing wherein we place personal 151 II, XXVII | that immaterial thinking thing may sometimes part with 152 II, XXVII | nature of that thinking thing that is in us, and which 153 II, XXVII | makes it one particular thing under any denomination the 154 II, XXVIII| together, or considering one thing, so as to include in that 155 II, XXVIII| consideration some other thing, is the circumstances of 156 II, XXVIII| are all names for the same thing. This is the language of 157 II, XXVIII| is used to signify the thing; another, v.g. father, to 158 II, XXVIII| yard, I know whether the thing I measure be longer or shorter 159 II, XXIX | itself no more a confused thing, than the picture of a cloudy 160 II, XXIX | things, or any one particular thing, distinct from all others, 161 II, XXIX | so should be a different thing, from which yet it is not 162 II, XXIX | which is not always the thing aimed at, such exactness 163 II, XXXI | or perfect idea of that thing it signifies by the word 164 II, XXXI | idea of the essence of that thing. For, since the powers or 165 II, XXXI | the real essence of that thing. Whereby it is plain, that 166 II, XXXII | their conformity to that thing; which supposition, as it 167 II, XXXII | comprehensive, the first thing it does, as the foundation 168 II, XXXII | or discourse, the first thing it does is to abstract it, 169 II, XXXII | when any one sees a new thing of a kind that he knows 170 II, XXXII | in the mind, between the thing that exists, and the name 171 II, XXXII | may be able to discern one thing from another, and so choose 172 II, XXXII | eyes, that from any other thing; whether that distinguishing 173 II, XXXII | wrong or false idea of a thing which is no otherwise known 174 II, XXXIII| good general name for the thing itself: but yet, I think, 175 II, XXXIII| This consideration of the thing itself, at a time when I 176 II, XXXIII| much less heeded than the thing deserves: nay, those relating 177 II, XXXIII| perhaps there is not any one thing that deserves more to be 178 III, I | use, had every particular thing need of a distinct name 179 III, I | for this or that single thing, but for sorts and ranks 180 III, III | 2. That every particular thing should have a name for itself 181 III, III | impossible that every particular thing should have a distinct peculiar 182 III, III | name for every particular thing, not fitted for enlargement 183 III, III | name for every particular thing would not be of any great 184 III, III | words are made. The next thing to be considered is,—How 185 III, III | substance, and at last to being, thing, and such universal terms, 186 III, III | genera and species. The next thing therefore to be considered 187 III, III | signify barely one particular thing; for then they would not 188 III, III | must needs be the same thing: since to be of any species, 189 III, III | the name man, is the same thing. Again, to be a man, or 190 III, III | essence of a man, is the same thing. Now, since nothing can 191 III, III | essentia or being of the thing itself; that foundation 192 III, IV | signifying each the same thing, can in the names of simple 193 III, IV | this explication of the thing to be true, yet the idea 194 III, IV | simple ideas, it is the same thing: for the signification of 195 III, IV | may agree with some other thing in one idea common to them 196 III, V | more be thought to make one thing, than any other show, which 197 III, V | workmanship of our minds. Another thing we may observe from what 198 III, VI | essential to this white thing I write on to have words 199 III, VI | it is essential to this thing I write on to contain words, 200 III, VI | That whatever particular thing has not in it those qualities 201 III, VI | without which no particular thing can be reckoned of that 202 III, VI | absurd to ask, Whether a thing really existing wanted anything 203 III, VI | species for us. The next thing to be considered is, by 204 III, VI | How comes any particular thing to be of this or that sort, 205 III, VI | classis; or, which is the same thing, to this or that general 206 III, VI | is not there, and so the thing is not of that species. 207 III, VI | essence of anything for the thing itself. Let us then in discourse 208 III, VI | extension, but an extended solid thing; and so to say, an extended 209 III, VI | to say, an extended solid thing moves, or impels another, 210 III, VI | mention a sort or a particular thing.~26. Therefore very various 211 III, VI | real essences, the next thing to be considered is how, 212 III, VI | had been executed, as a thing not to be allowed to pass 213 III, VI | examine, there is no such thing made by Nature, and established 214 III, VI | find that there is no new thing made; but only more or less 215 III, VI | makes a nominal essence. One thing I doubt not but will seem 216 III, VI | signify no more, nor no other thing but a watch. Just thus I 217 III, VI | natural. Because an artificial thing being a production of man, 218 III, VI | whereby one only particular thing is signified. Because in 219 III, VI | understood, that there is no such thing signified by the general 220 III, VI | considering whether any such thing did exist or not; the standard 221 III, VI | the perception of from the thing itself. He takes care that 222 III, VI | the place and stead of the thing having that real essence, 223 III, VIII | white,” signifies that the thing that has the essence of 224 III, VIII | signifies that the same thing that hath the essence of 225 III, IX | the real essence of the thing are not exactly the same.~ 226 III, IX | ordinarily show them the thing whereof they would have 227 III, IX | is scarce any particular thing existing, which, in some 228 III, IX | be called liquor or no, a thing, which, when considered, 229 III, X | stand sometimes for one thing and sometimes for another; 230 III, X | question and dispute, were a thing profitable to the life of 231 III, X | if there were some such thing really in nature, distinct 232 III, X | the place of some other thing than the idea a man professes 233 III, X | supposition, to stand for a thing having that real essence, 234 III, X | those names to stand for a thing having the real essence 235 III, X | is allowed to be another thing, i.e. to be of another species, 236 III, X | real immutable essence of a thing existing, on which those 237 III, X | reference of the name to a thing, whereof we have not the 238 III, X | found a quite different thing, to argue about gold in 239 III, X | substitute the name for the thing.~20. The cause of this abuse, 240 III, X | may so say, signifying one thing, and being supposed for, 241 III, X | asks whether this or that thing he sees, let it be a drill, 242 III, X | Whether that particular thing agree to his complex idea 243 III, X | inquire whether this or that thing have the real essence of 244 III, X | set before others the very thing they talked of. And so likewise 245 III, XI | Whether a bat be another thing than indeed it is, or have 246 III, XI | and various qualities of a thing existing without them.~18. 247 III, XI | the specific name to that thing wherein that characteristical 248 III, XI | shining, heavy, ductile thing, (from whence all these 249 IV, I | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be, for 250 IV, I | and distinctly but on one thing at once, if men had no knowledge 251 IV, II | their minds, when no such thing exists, no such object affects 252 IV, II | a dream may do the same thing, and all these ideas may 253 IV, II | certainly know, that any such thing as fire actually exists 254 IV, II | Or to express the same thing in a way less apt to be 255 IV, III | persons.~Secondly, Another thing that makes the greater difficulty 256 IV, III | into his breast so ugly a thing as a lie? Whilst the parties 257 IV, III | that there was no such thing as sight and colours, because 258 IV, III | manner of idea of any such thing, nor could by any means 259 IV, III | being capable of any such thing, that I conclude it lost 260 IV, III | true of every particular thing in whom that essence, i.e. 261 IV, IV | need of a sign, when the thing signified is present and 262 IV, IV | certainty of the knowledge. One thing more we are to take notice 263 IV, IV | it the sign of any such thing: for barely saying it, will 264 IV, V | truth is not so valuable a thing as it is taken to be, nor 265 IV, V | mind joins that particular thing to the idea it had before 266 IV, VI | each of them, as an entire thing by itself, having all its 267 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be”: or 268 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be”—that 269 IV, VII | the terms whatsoever, and thing, than it does to any other 270 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be?” And 271 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be?” And 272 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be. And 273 IV, VII | whether there is any such thing, or, at least, worth the 274 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be: and 275 IV, VII | to be true. But it is one thing to show a man that he is 276 IV, VII | prove contradictions. One thing further, I think, it may 277 IV, VII | from Descartes’s, of the thing, which yet with Descartes 278 IV, VII | the word body, to be of a thing that hath both extension 279 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be, can 280 IV, VII | what is, is, and the same thing cannot be and not be: yet 281 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be, are 282 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be, that 283 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to he and not to be; and 284 IV, VII | impossible for the same thing to be and not to be.~20. 285 IV, VIII | instances deny the same thing of itself; because nobody 286 IV, VIII | certain, and yet not know one thing in the world thereby; v.g. “ 287 IV, VIII | man belongs not to that thing: and so of the other—That 288 IV, VIII | palfrey belongs not to that thing. It is just the same, and 289 IV, VIII | tell me, that in whatever thing sense, motion, reason, and 290 IV, VIII | laughter, were united, that thing had actually a notion of 291 IV, IX | of the existence of the thing doubting, as of that thought 292 IV, X | God, it matters not. The thing is evident; and from this 293 IV, X | beside there is no such thing? Or that those things, which 294 IV, X | us next see what kind of thing that must be.~9. Two sorts 295 IV, X | before, there was no such thing as thought or an intelligent 296 IV, X | spiritualizing, or making a thinking thing of it,) vary the figure 297 IV, X | makes us speak of it as one thing, yet really all matter is 298 IV, X | matter is not one individual thing, neither is there any such 299 IV, X | neither is there any such thing existing as one material 300 IV, X | blind matter, is the same thing: not to mention the narrowness 301 IV, X | makes not that thinking thing you are; (for I have now 302 IV, X | when did that thinking thing begin to be? If it did never 303 IV, X | you always been a thinking thing from eternity; the absurdity 304 IV, X | you can allow a thinking thing to be made out of nothing, ( 305 IV, X | finite mind, that thinking thing within you, do not deem 306 IV, XI | the existence of any other thing we can have only by sensation: 307 IV, XI | proves the existence of that thing, than the picture of a man 308 IV, XI | and sole judges of this thing; whose testimony I have 309 IV, XI | observe how foolish and vain a thing it is for a man of a narrow 310 IV, XI | inquiry is, Whether such a thing does anywhere exist? And 311 IV, XII | occasion of that opinion.) One thing which might probably give 312 IV, XII | several experiments, in that thing which we would explain by 313 IV, XIII | please. There is also another thing in a man’s power, and that 314 IV, XIII | impossible for the same thing to be, and not to be.~4. 315 IV, XV | is the probability of the thing; the proof being such as 316 IV, XV | something extraneous to the thing I believe; something not 317 IV, XV | disposed by the nature of the thing itself to assent to it; 318 IV, XV | of fact. But if the same thing be told to one born between 319 IV, XV | saw nor heard of any such thing before, there the whole 320 IV, XV | cannot be a more dangerous thing to rely on, nor more likely 321 IV, XVI | I. Where any particular thing, consonant to the constant 322 IV, XVI | relation affirming any such thing to have been, or any prediction 323 IV, XVI | our own experience that a thing is for the most part so, 324 IV, XVI | others that mention it, a thing to be for the most part 325 IV, XVI | testimony, and the nature of the thing indifferent, produce unavoidable 326 IV, XVI | though in the nature of the thing there be nothing for nor 327 IV, XVI | evidence and probability of the thing: which rises and falls, 328 IV, XVI | being and existence of the thing itself, is what I call the 329 IV, XVI | bare testimony, whether the thing proposed agree or disagree 330 IV, XVII | demonstration; it being one thing to perceive the connexion 331 IV, XVII | doubt this. There is one thing more which I shall desire 332 IV, XVII | quite out of sight of the thing under consideration; and, 333 IV, XVII | more than one particular thing can correspond with and 334 IV, XVII | beings than one, or no. One thing more I crave leave to offer 335 IV, XIX | by the evidence of the thing itself: what I believe, 336 IV, XX | of truth, which teach one thing in Christendom and another 337 IV, XX | it not be an insufferable thing for a learned professor, 338 IV, XX | which also the nature of the thing may, in some cases, make 339 IV, XX | can be no supposition (the thing in its own nature indifferent, 340 IV, XX | it is to believe the same thing probable and improbable 341 IV, XXI | or representation of the thing it considers, should be