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The Power of a Man is his present means, to obtain some future apparent Good.

Thomas Hobbes

whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
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
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
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
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
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 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
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
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
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
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 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

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