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

Thomas Hobbes

When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.
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Death Philosophy Victory War World
Hell is truth seen too late.
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Hell Late One Liner Truth
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
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
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Art Death Fear Letter Life Man Philosophy Short Society Violence
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
Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind, or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition.
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Allow Fear Imagination Mind Philosophy Power Public
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner
The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.
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Law Nature Peace Philosophy Seek
For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.
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Destroy Life Peace Philosophy War
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
Men are moved by appetites and aversions.
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Man Move Philosophy
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
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner

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