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

Thomas Hobbes

War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time,wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.
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Act Battle Fight Philosophy War
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
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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Mental Philosophy Thought Understand Word
Look not at the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow.
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Evil Follow Good Great Past
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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Grief Myself Nature Philosophy Place Time Torture Voice
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.
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Dream Myself Philosophy Thought
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
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
Philosophy excludes the doctrine of angels, and all such things as are thought to be neither bodies nor properties of bodies.
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Angel Body Philosophy Thing
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner

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