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Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.

Thomas Hobbes

Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
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
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
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
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
In the very shadows of doubt a thread of reason (so to speak) begins, by whose guidance we shall escape to the clearest light.
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Clear Doubt Escape Guidance Light Philosophy Shadow
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
Where shall I turn, what shall I do?’ are the voices of people grieving. Idleness is torture. In all times and places, nature abhors a vacuum.
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Grief Myself Nature Philosophy Place Time Torture Voice
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
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish them withal.
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Enemy Man Philosophy Secure Strength Time War
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

Power simply is no more, but the excess of the power of one above that of another.

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