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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

That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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
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
By consequence, or train of thoughts, I understand that succession of one thought to another which is called, to distinguish it from discourse in words, mental discourse
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Mental Philosophy Thought Understand Word
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire 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 condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
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
It is many times with a fraudulent Design that men stick their corrupt Doctrine with the Cloves of other mens Wit.
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Design Man Philosophy
War consisteth not in battle only, or the act of fighting but in a tract of time,wherein the will to contend by battle is sufficiently known.
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Act Battle Fight Philosophy War
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
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.
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Fact Fortune Virtue
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

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