I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.
THOMAS HOBBESSome men’s desires are without limits.
More Thomas Hobbes Quotes
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For prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
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Where shall I turn, what shall I do?’ are the voices of people grieving. Idleness is torture. In all times and places, nature abhors a vacuum.
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Knowledge is power.
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By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse
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Eloquence, with flattery, disposeth men to confide in them that have it; because the former is seeming wisdom, the latter seeming kindness.
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The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.
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Concerning the first, there is a saying much usurped of late, That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.
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For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.
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Hell is truth seen too late.
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