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If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.

Thomas Hobbes

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
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a Law.
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Authority Deep Law One Liner Wisdom
Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
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Darkness Great Myself Travel
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
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.
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Argument Consent One Liner Philosophy Silence
That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
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Book Man Read
whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin.
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Conscience Man Religious Sin
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
And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man.
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Mad Man Philosophy
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
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 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
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
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
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
Curiosity is the lust of the mind.
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Curious Lust Mind One Liner

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