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All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.

Thomas Hobbes

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
Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.
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Fact Fortune Virtue
liberty, to define it, is nothing other than the absence of impediments to motion
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Absence Freedom Liberty
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
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
The light of humane minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity, reason is the pace.
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Human Light Philosophy Reason Word
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
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
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
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 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
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner
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

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