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Men are moved by appetites and aversions.

Thomas Hobbes

Philosophy excludes the doctrine of angels, and all such things as are thought to be neither bodies nor properties of bodies.
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Angel Body Philosophy Thing
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
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
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
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
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
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
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
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
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man One Liner
Desire, to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man
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Curious Desire Live Man

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