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Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.

Thomas Hobbes

The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
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
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
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
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
liberty, to define it, is nothing other than the absence of impediments to motion
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Absence Freedom Liberty
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
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
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
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body.
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Animal Body Philosophy Spirit
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
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

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.

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