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

Thomas Hobbes

liberty, to define it, is nothing other than the absence of impediments to motion
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Absence Freedom Liberty
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
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
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
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
it is one thing to desire, another to be in capacity fit for what we desire.
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Desire Philosophy
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
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
The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.
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Man Philosophy War
The Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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Conscience Deep One Liner
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 not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
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
The understanding is by the flame of the passions never enlightened, but dazzled.
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Flame Passion Philosophy Understand
Life is nasty, brutish, and short.
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Life Nasty One Liner Short
Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.
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Man Philosophy Secure Strength Word

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