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Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.

Thomas Hobbes

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
A man’s conscience and his judgment are the same thing, and, as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous”
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Conscience Judge Man Philosophy Thing
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
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
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
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
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
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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner
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
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
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

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