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The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

Thomas Hobbes

Eloquence, with flattery, disposeth men to confide in them that have it; because the former is seeming wisdom, the latter seeming kindness.
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Kind Man Philosophy Wisdom
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
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
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
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
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions. Defect in the understanding is ignorance; in reasoning, erroneous opinion.
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Crime Error Force Passion Reason Understand
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man 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
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
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
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
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power

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