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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?

Thomas Hobbes

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
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
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
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
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
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
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
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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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Deep Heart Philosophy Season
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
Where shall I turn, what shall I do?’ are the voices of people grieving. Idleness is torture. In all times and places, nature abhors a vacuum.
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Grief Myself Nature Philosophy Place Time Torture Voice
I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death.
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Death Desire Man Philosophy Power
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner

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