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Some men’s desires are without limits.

Thomas Hobbes

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
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
God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind that I’ll never die
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Death Earth God Philosophy Thing
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
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
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
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
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
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
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.
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Future Good Man Philosophy Power
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom

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