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I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.

Thomas Hobbes

Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.
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Deep Philosophy Power Simple
For to accuse requires less eloquence, such is man’s nature, than to excuse; and condemnation, than absolution, more resembles justice.
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Justice Man Nature Philosophy
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
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
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
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
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
It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is injustice to none of them.
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Game Justice Law
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
Nor can a man any more live, whose Desires are at an end, than he, whose Senses and Imaginations are at a stand.
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Desire End Imagination Live Man Philosophy

I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdity of my waking thoughts.

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