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I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.

Thomas Hobbes

The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
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
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
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
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
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
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner 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
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
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner
For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
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Believe Hard Man Nature Wise

I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.

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