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it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.

Thomas Hobbes

whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
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
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
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
True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
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False Philosophy Truth
Concerning the first, there is a saying much usurped of late, That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Late Man Read Wisdom
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
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
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
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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Art Death Fear Letter Life Man Philosophy Short Society Violence
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
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
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

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