Leviathan - 02

===CHAPTER VIII  : OF THE VIRTUES COMMONLY CALLED INTELLECTUAL; 

AND THEIR CONTRARY DEFECTS 

Judgment therefore without fancy is wit, but fancy without judgment, not. 

As for acquired wit智慧, (I mean acquired by method and instruction,) 

there is none but reason理性; which is grounded on the right use 

of speech; and produced the sciences. 

The passions that most of all cause the difference of wit, are 

principally, the more or less desire of power, of riches, of 

knowledge, and of honour荣誉. All which may be reduced to the first, that is, 

desire of power. For riches, knowledge and honour are but several 

sorts of power.

There is yet another fault in the discourses演说 of some men; Insignificant 

which may also be numbered amongst the sorts of madness; namely, speech. 

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that abuse of words, by the name of absurdity. And that is, when men speak 

such words, as put together, have in them no signification at all; but 

are fallen upon by some, through misunderstanding of the words 

they have received, and repeat by rote生搬硬套/死记硬背; by others, from 

intention to deceive by obscurity费解/隐晦. 

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And this is incident to none but those, that converse in questions of 

matters incomprehensible费解的, as the Schoolmen;or in questions of 

abstruse过度复杂的(装X)/难懂的 philosophy. 

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The common sort of men seldom speak insignificantly, and are 

therefore, by those other egregious persons counted idiots. (！！！)