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

Thomas Hobbes

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
The Value, or Worth of a man, is as of all other things, his Price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his Power.
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Man Power Price Value Worth
It is in the laws of a commonwealth, as in the laws of gaming: Whatsoever the gamesters all agree on, is injustice to none of them.
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Game Justice Law
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
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
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
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
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
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
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
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
What is the heart but a spring, and the nerves but so many strings, and the joints but so many wheels, giving motion to the whole body?
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