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Nor can a man any more live, whose Desires are at an end, than he, whose Senses and Imaginations are at a stand.

Thomas Hobbes

For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
For prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.
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Experience Man Philosophy Prudent Time
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.
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Death Philosophy Victory War World
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
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
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
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish them withal.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Secure Strength Time War
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
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
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

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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