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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.

Thomas Hobbes

The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
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
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
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace 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
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
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
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
What is the heart but a spring, and the nerves but so many strings, and the joints but so many wheels, giving motion to the whole body?
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Deep Heart Philosophy Season
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
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

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