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Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.

Thomas Hobbes

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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
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
Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.
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Fool Man Money Philosophy Wise Word
Give an inch, he’ll take an ell.
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Literature One Liner Philosophy
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
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
Concerning the first, there is a saying much usurped of late, That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Late Man Read Wisdom
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
A great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Leap
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
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
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
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
True’ and ‘false’ are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither ‘truth’ nor ‘falsehood.
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False Philosophy Truth

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