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Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

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Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (8 March 1788 – 6 May 1856) was a Scottish metaphysician.

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Birth Name: William Hamilton

Alternative Names: Sir William Stirling Hamilton of Preston, 9th Bt. • Sir William Hamilton

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"Sordet cognita veritas" is a shrewd aphorism of Seneca. A truth, once known, falls into comparative insignificance.

The past does not interest, the present does not satisfy, the future alone is the object which engages us.

Be sober, and to doubt prepense,
These are the sinews of good sense.

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