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Philosophy excludes the doctrine of angels, and all such things as are thought to be neither bodies nor properties of bodies.

Thomas Hobbes

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
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
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
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
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
Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
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Allow Fear Imagination Mind Philosophy Power Public
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
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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Death Desire Man Philosophy Power
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
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
Life itself is but Motion, and can never be without Desire, nor without Feare, no more than without Sense.
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Desire Life Motion Philosophy
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner

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