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Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.

Thomas Hobbes

Life itself is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.
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Desire Life Motion Philosophy
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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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Kind Man Philosophy Wisdom
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.
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Book Man Philosophy Read Sarcastic
Every part of the universe is ‘body’ and that which is not ‘body’ is no part of the universe, and because the universe is all, that which is no part of it is nothing, and consequently nowhere.
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Body Deep Philosophy Universe
It is many times with a fraudulent Design that men stick their corrupt Doctrine with the Cloves of other mens Wit.
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Design Man Philosophy
In the very shadows of doubt a thread of reason (so to speak) begins, by whose guidance we shall escape to the clearest light.
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Clear Doubt Escape Guidance Light Philosophy Shadow
If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors?
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Always Carry Lock Man Natural Philosophy War
The Value, or Worth of a man, is as of all other things, his Price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his Power.
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Man Power Price Value Worth
Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.
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Fear Himself Natural Religious

Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.

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