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The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.

Thomas Hobbes

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
I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.
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Death Desire Man Philosophy Power
God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind that I’ll never die
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Death Earth God Philosophy Thing
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
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
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’s not the pace of life I mind. It’s the sudden stop at the end.
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End Life Mind Philosophy Stop Sudden
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.
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Blame Clean Man Religious Secret Shame Thought
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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

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