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If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.

Thomas Hobbes

Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions. Defect in the understanding is ignorance; in reasoning, erroneous opinion.
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Crime Error Force Passion Reason Understand
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
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
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
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
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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Human Light Philosophy Reason Word
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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
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

If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.

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