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John Locke

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S3

Section 806 of 1,114

Canonical reference B3.C11.S3

English

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But though the market and exchange must be left to their own ways of talking, and gossipings not be robbed of their ancient privilege: though the schools, and men of argument would perhaps take it amiss to have anything offered, to abate the length or lessen the number of their disputes; yet methinks those who pretend seriously to search after or maintain truth, should think themselves obliged to study how they might deliver themselves without obscurity, doubtfulness, or equivocation, to which men's words are naturally liable, if care be not taken.

French

Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition

Mais quoi qu’il ne faille pas ſe mettre en peine de reformer le Langage du Marché & de la Bourſe, & d’ôter aux Femmelettes leurs anciens privileges de s’aſſembler pour caquetter ſur tout à perte de vûë, & quoi qu’il puiſſe peut-être ſembler mauvais aux Etudians & aux Logiciens de profeſſion qu’on propoſe quelque moyen d’abreger la longueur ou le nombre de leurs Diſputes, je croi pourtant que ceux qui prétendent ſerieuſement à la recherche ou à la défenſe de la Vérité, devroient ſe faire une obligation d’étudier comment ils pourroient s’exprimer ſans ces obſcuritez & ces équivoques auxquelles les Mots dont les hommes ſe ſervent, ſont naturellement ſujets, ſi l’on n’a le ſoin de les en dégager.

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