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Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.

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
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
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
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
Some men’s desires are without limits.
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Desire Limit Man 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
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
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
All acquired power consists in command over some of the powers of other man.
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Command Man Philosophy Power
Leisure is the mother of Philosophy.
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Fun Leisure Mother One Liner Philosophy
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
Every time reason stands against the human, the human will stand against the reason.
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Human Philosophy Reason
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
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
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

Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth.

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