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

Thomas Hobbes

Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
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
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
Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.
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Man Philosophy Secure Strength Word
Knowledge is power.
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Knowledge One Liner Power
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
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
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
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
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
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand

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