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Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which every one in himself calleth religion.

Thomas Hobbes

it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
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
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
liberty, to define it, is nothing other than the absence of impediments to motion
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Absence Freedom Liberty
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
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
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
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Force Fraud Virtue War
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
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
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
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

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